Three R's For The Digital Age: Rockets, Robots And Remote Control
The World Maker Faire comes to one of the nation's most diverse neighborhoods.
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Obama Requests All Nations Participate In Climate Treaty
Heads of state from well over 100 countries came to New York City this week to find ways to slow climate change. The summit is a dry run for a meeting next year to draft a treaty on global warming.
Obama Challenges U.N. To Confront World's Conflicts
President Obama told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that the world stands at a crossroads between war and peace. NPR's Scott Horsley speaks with Audie Cornish from New York City.
Big Sponsors May Find It Hard To Break Up With The NFL
Companies like Anheuser-Busch pay hundreds of millions to be identified with the NFL's aura. The last thing they want is to be associated with scandal, but it might be financially tough to walk away.
Obama At U.N.: World Risks Being Caught In 'Undertow Of Instability'
The president, in an address to the General Assembly, says nations are at a crossroads and that the international system must meet challenges ranging from terrorism to disease.
At 'World Routes,' Airports Court Airlines To Bring In More Flights
Some describe World Routes as speed dating for the aviation industry, as airports try to court airlines and convince them to offer international flights in and out of their destinations.
NFL Looks To Training To Prevent Domestic Violence By Players
It's not violence on the job that makes some pro football players beat their wives or children, psychologists say. It's often childhood experience, fanned by a culture that accepts such behavior.
Al-Qaida's Khorasan Group Led By Hard-Core Fighters
The group, which was targeted by U.S. airstrikes in Syria last night, has been on the U.S. radar for a while. Intelligence officials say they have tracked its individual members for years.
Insurance Brokers Key To Kentucky's Obamacare Success
Many brokers feared the new federal health law would make them obsolete. But more than 40 percent of people who signed up for insurance via Kentucky's state exchange used a broker.
Crime Falls As U.S. Locks Up Fewer People, Attorney General Holder Says
For the first time in more than 40 years, both the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have fallen by around 10 percent in a roughly five-year span, the attorney general says.