Geminid Meteor Showers Light Up Both Hemispheres
Pieces of gravel and dust from a "rock comet" called 3200 Phaethon are still shooting across the sky, dazzling the Earthlings below.
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A Michel Du Cille Disciple Remembers His Late, Great Boss
NPR's Ben de la Cruz worked for du Cille at the Washington Post. Stunned by the news of the photographer's death in Liberia, de la Cruz tells what he learned from the man with the gentle soul.
Outrage On The Left And Right As Senate Delays Spending Vote
The Senate is poised to pass the trillion-dollar spending bill that narrowly cleared the House this week, but anger about the measure from both parties has delayed the proceedings.
Holder Won't Force NYT Journalist To Reveal Source
The Justice Department has decided not to make journalist James Risen reveal a source. Correspondent David Folkenflik tells NPR's Scott Simon about a case that became a flashpoint for press freedom.
Levin, Harkin, Coburn Among Senators Bidding Adieu
The end of the 113th Congress means a lot of goodbyes for retiring members and for those who lost in November. That means, at least for a moment, partisanship took some time off on the Senate floor.
Forced To Seat Blacks, Ala. Restaurant Complied With History
Fifty years ago Sunday, the Supreme Court told Ollie's Barbecue in Birmingham, Ala., that the government had a right to order it — and all restaurants — to seat African-Americans.
Government Funding Bill Rolls Back Trucker Rest Requirements
One of the many policy riders tucked inside the trillion-dollar spending bill reverses a rule that long-haul truckers take two nights off for every 70 hours they drive. Safety groups are angry.
Dispatches From D.C.'s 'March For Justice'
Demonstrators gather in the nation's capital to protest the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of white police officers. Here's a look at reports from social media.
2 U.S. Soldiers Among More Than A Dozen Killed In Afghan Attacks
An Afghan Supreme Court official and 12 mine clearers were also among those killed in several attacks since late Friday.
Florida Tomato Pickers' Wins Could Extend To Dairy, Berry Workers
In the last four years, 30,000 tomato pickers covered by a "fair food" program got a 50-to-70 percent pay raise. Advocates are now working with retailers and other industries to duplicate the model.