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  • U.S. May Build Base For Drones In Northwest Africa
    The United States is looking to base surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger. The base there will allow the U.S. unmanned vehicles to conduct operations in northern Africa, including in Mali, where France has intervened to fight Islamist militants. Tom Bowman talks to Melissa Block about the latest on the increasing U.S. military role in Africa.
  • Stefan Kudelski poses with the Ampex-Nagra VPR-5 portable recorder in an undated photograph. The devices were used to record the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
    Stefan Kudelski, Who Made Sound Recording Portable, Dies
    Stefan Kudelski, inventor of the first portable professional sound recorder, has died. His Nagra tape recorder, created in 1951, revolutionized film by giving filmmakers the freedom to record scenes at virtually any location.
  • Men look over ancient manuscripts Tuesday that were destroyed at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu. The manuscripts date back to the 13th century.
    Ancient Manuscripts In Timbuktu Reduced To Ashes
    A famed library and research center held books and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. Residents say Islamist radicals torched them before fleeing the town.
  • Hannari Tofu is a character who shows up on a range of plush merchandise.
    In Japan, Food Can Be Almost Too Cute To Eat
    In Japan, how food looks can be as important as how it tastes — a lesson children learn from an early age. From TV and toys to school lunches, the visual delights of food are never far from sight.
  • Silver Medalist Returns To San Antonio For Brahms Festival
    Groundhog Day recital includes Brahms' Piano Pieces, Opus 118 On Saturday night, Andrea Lam returns to the stage where just four years ago she was awarded…
  • Did Penicillin, Rather Than The Pill, Usher In Age Of Love?
    Before penicillin was found to be effective against syphilis during World War II, sex brought with it the risk of syphilis, an disease that can cause blindness, dementia and paralysis. An economist argues that treatment was a key factor in the sexual revolution.
  • No Word From Local Boy Scout Chapters On Policy Change... Yet
    Boy Scouts of America leaders are weighing the possibility of lifting its ban on homosexual members and leaders, but a nation-wide policy could do little…
  • Palo Alto High School teacher Esther Wojcicki helps student Allison Wyndham at a computer during class.
    Keeping Up With Kids' Online Privacy
    Smartphones, tablets and more affordable laptops mean that children are becoming computer literate younger than ever. But are online privacy laws and protections keeping up with them? NPR's Michel Martin learns more from Rey Junco of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
  • Chicken Kiev made by Viacheslav Gribov, head chef at Kiev's Hotel Dnipro, comes with a small bone sticking out one end. If done properly, some of the butter inside will remain unmelted.
    Ukrainian Comfort Dish Chicken Kiev Claims French Parentage
    The dish that got its start in France and gained its popularity in America is dying out in its namesake city. Ukrainian chefs say only they make the real deal and are trying to save chicken Kiev, even as urban dwellers turn to exotic foreign cuisine like pizza.
  • Immigration: Did Senators Get It Right?
    After years of false starts, national leaders finally seem ready to overhaul the nation's immigration system. A group of bipartisan senators released a new immigration proposal this week and President Obama seemed to endorse it. Guest host Celeste Headlee asks a former immigration official, does the proposal offer real solutions?
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