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Man Pocket Dials 911; Reveals Heinous Plot

Posted 05.22.2013 | Miami

Police arrested a Florida man on first-degree murder charges Tuesday after he reportedly pocket dialed 911 and revealed his murder plot on a recorded ...

Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa -- Justice vs. Charity

Peter Dreier | Posted 07.14.2012 | Politics
Peter Dreier

On Thursday the Washington National Cathedral dedicated a new stone carving of Rosa Parks. It will be displayed in the Cathedral's Human Rights Porch. Rosa Parks deserves to be in the same human rights pantheon as Bishop Romero and Eleanor Roosevelt. But not Mother Teresa.

Freddie Mac Reportedly Invested Billions Betting Against Struggling Homeowners

NPR | Posted 01.30.2012 | Business

Freddie Mac, a taxpayer-owned mortgage company, is supposed to make homeownership easier. One thing that makes owning a home more affordable is gettin...

Star Trek & Twitterlutionaries: CyberFrequencies Turns One

Tanya Jo Miller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Tanya Jo Miller

It all started a year ago. Through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CyberFrequencies, our sci-tech podcast that airs on KPCC, was born.

Fred Schulte, Senior Reporter For HuffPost Investigative Fund, Talks Digitizing Medical Records On NPR (AUDIO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Fred Schulte, a senior reporter for the Huffington Post Investigative Fund, talked with NPR's Scott Simon Saturday morning about the overlooked techno...

Video: NPR Revamps Web Site, Expands Smart Phone Offerings

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Andy Plesser

NPR has revised its Web site. Earlier this year, we spoke with NPR CEO Vivian Schiller about the opportunities for NPR on the Web. We have republished it today.