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  • Vice President Biden and Republican Paul Ryan at Thursday night's debate.
    7 Signals Stolen From The Running Mates' One-Game Playoff
    How was the Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan vice presidential debate like a Major League Baseball playoff game? Well, umpires (and moderators) matter, for one. Here's a list.
  • Will Convention Give Obama A Boost In N.C.?
    Organizers of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., planned for it to be a massive organizing and registration opportunity for voters in the state, a key battleground. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.
  • Episcopal Church Woos Latinos To Congregations
    In Oregon, the number of Latino Episcopalians has tripled in recent years. The church is also seeing considerably higher Latino membership in Nevada and Washington, D.C. Church leaders say the influx is due in part to a focused marketing campaign.
  • Canned food is a source of BPA exposure, but researchers aren't sure whether it causes childhood obesity. Above, the soup isle at a grocery store in Washington, D.C.
    Link Between BPA And Childhood Obesity Is Unclear
    In a study, researchers found that among white kids and teens, higher BPA levels were associated with more than twice the risk of obesity. But higher BPA levels didn't affect childhood obesity risk for blacks and Hispanics.
  • Mary Wittenberg, president of the New York Road Runners, announces the cancellation of the maration Friday in New York with Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson (left) and George Hirsch, chairman of the board of New York Road Runners.
    Marathon Runners Wonder, Why Not Cancel Earlier?
    In a reversal of earlier assertions, New York City Marathon officials and Mayor Michael Bloomberg canceled the race scheduled for Sunday. Thousands had been critical of the decision to hold the marathon as the city struggles to recover from Superstorm Sandy, but now it's the runners' turn to complain.
  • Two new studies and a proposed class action lawsuit settlement all have the potential to change dollar signs as lawmakers address the impending fiscal cliff.
    As Fiscal Cliff Looms, Medicare And Medicaid Face Uncertain Budget Futures
    With January's fiscal cliff on the horizon, Medicare and Medicaid face some serious budget woes. Two studies and a lawsuit could shape their fate.
  • Peter Geiger lines up before the start of the pumpkin race in Damariscotta, Maine.
    In Pumpkin Regatta, It's Toothy Grins All Around
    The typical jack-o'-lanterns that don front stoops this time of year pale in comparison to their multihundred-pound brethren: the giant pumpkin. Every year in Damariscotta, Maine, people hollow them out, climb inside and race them.
  • Boxcar Installation Transforms Downtown Rooftop
    A landscaped roof at 12th and Walnut, in the Power & Light District of downtown Kansas City, is now an art space and community focal point with the…
  • Protesters carry an American flag pulled down from the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday.
    The First Amendment: Why The Muhammad Film Is Protected Speech
    Free speech is not absolute. But the sweeping nature of the First Amendment puts the United States at odds with most of the world.
  • Jonathan Goldsmith plays "The Most Interesting Man in the World" in beer company Dos Equis' ad campaign. The audition, he says, "was a cattle call."
    Meet 'The Most Interesting Man In The World'
    Young boys idolize him. Old men stop him on the bus to tell him they want to "come back" as him. He's actor Jonathan Goldsmith, and he is "The Most Interesting Man in the World" — or at least he plays him on TV.
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