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American Pastime's Season Starts Off, In Australia

The Major League Baseball regular season began last week in Sydney, Australia. As sportswriter Stefan Fatsis explains, it resumes with one game on Sunday and a full slate on Monday.

Startup CEO Wields Small Antenna In TV Streaming Battle

Television networks are up in arms. The new company Aereo is charging a monthly fee to provide a high-definition feed of the basic over-the-air channels, and the stations aren't seeing a penny of it. But CEO Chet Kanojia thinks he's figured out a legal loophole.

This Seattle building, a project by the Bullitt Foundation, is said to be the world's greenest office building. It uses a weather station to conserve energy, creates lighting via photovoltaic cells on the roof and features composting toilets.

This Building Is Supergreen. Will It Be Copied?

The Bullitt Foundation's new Seattle headquarters, billed as the world's "greenest" building, is designed to be entirely self-sustaining. The developers hope it can inspire others to build this way.

Tuscany's sweet spinach pie is a dish that's often associated with Easter and spring.

Tuscan Pie A Sweet Springtime Take On Spinach

Francine Segan, author of Dolci: Italy's Sweets, discovered the unusual treat while traveling in Tuscany.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pauses outside the West Wing of the White House after meeting Wednesday with President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Reid's Tough Tactics In Shutdown Drama Draw Notice

As the leader of Senate Democrats, Harry Reid has been in a lot of fights — but this one may be different, in that Reid has drawn a line. After a meeting with other congressional leaders and President Obama on Wednesday, Reid said: "The one thing we made very clear ... we are locked in tight on Obamacare."

College Football Winds Down Ahead Of Final BCS Championship

It's rivalry week in college football. And this weekend, there's some extra spice as games from Alabama to Florida to Michigan could have an impact on which two teams end up playing for the national championship.

William Burns, shown here during a 2019 event, is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the CIA.

Longtime Diplomat William Burns Is Biden's Pick To Lead CIA

William Burns worked for decades at the State Department. President-elect Joe Biden says he "shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical."

Activists on both sides of the abortion issue attend a vigil outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 23. The vigil was held to mark the anniversary of the <em>Roe v. Wade</em> Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Anti-abortion groups plan to push several bills this year that would restrict abortions.

Abortion Debate Likely To Heat Up In 2012

Dozens of abortion restrictions passed in the states during 2011 — nearly a record since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. This year, anti-abortion groups say they'll focus on bills that would ban abortions at 20 weeks, limit insurance coverage and grant constitutional rights to embryos.

Reports Of Domestic Violence Rise In Recent Weeks Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns

What do stay-at-home orders mean for people in abusive relationships? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Suzanne Dubus, of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, about the additional challenges of these times.

State surgeon general Scott Rivkees addresses the media during a news conference on the Coronavirus outbreak on March 2, 2020.

Florida’s Surgeon General Raises Questions About COVID-19 Death Data

The state took a deeper look at 95 COVID-19 deaths and in 16 cases, it found more than a two-month time frame between when people tested positive for COVID-19 and the actual deaths.

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