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  • Gold medalist Ryan Lochte swims in Speedo's Fastskin3 system, which incorporates two caps and custom-fitted goggles.
    That's No Swimsuit, That's A Racing System
    After the 2008 Olympics, organizers re-wrote the rules to outlaw Speedo's lightning-fast full-body swimsuits. The company went back to the drawing board and came up with a new system — and it's helping speed top swimmers like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to the medal stand.
  • Rick Santorum at Bob's Diner in Carnegie, Pa., Wednesday.
    Santorum Adviser Says Calls To Exit GOP Race Are Premature
    Calls for Rick Santorum to leave the Republican race only increased after he failed to win any of Tuesday's primaries. But if Santorum and his team were close to taking that advice, that didn't come across in an interview NPR's Audie Cornish, an All Things Considered co-host, conducted with John Brabender, a top adviser to the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.
  • Janine Denny of New York readies the Thanksgiving table in Spain
    Project Xpat: Homage In Catalonia
    Hide the turkey and give someone else the shirt off your back — new American Thanksgiving traditions in the Spanish countryside.
  • Ukrainian opposition activists on Sunday carry the coffin of their comrade Mikhail Zhiznevsky, killed during anti-government protests, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine.
    Protesters In Ukraine Vow To Step Up Pressure On Government
    Protesters in Kiev tried to storm a cultural center where hundreds of riot police were deployed Sunday, a day after the government of Viktor Yanukovych offered top posts to the opposition in a failed effort to defuse tensions.
  • New York and national politicians join the NFL Super Bowl host committee in New York's Times Square Saturday. When it comes to political contributions, the owners of Sunday's Super Bowl contenders are plenty active.
    Super Bowl XLVIII: A Political Guide
    Neither the Seahawks nor the Broncos are among the top NFL teams when it comes to political contributions, but they're still plenty active.
  • President Obama, working at his desk Monday night on the eve of his 2014 State of the Union address.
    Obama To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contracts
    The president will announce in his State of the Union address that he's signing an executive order to lift the pay in new federal contracts. A top adviser tells NPR that Obama has "warmed up to" the idea of using executive orders to move his agenda ahead.
  • Excessive heat warnings will continue for much of the Desert Southwest through Monday. Here, Maria Wieser of Italy drinks water while sightseeing in Death Valley National Park on Friday.
    Highs Of 117 Expected In Las Vegas, In Dangerous Heat Wave
    Before noon on Friday, temperatures in parts of southeastern California, Nevada and Arizona had already topped 100 degrees. The National Weather Service says nighttime lows may not dip below 90.
  • Leitzel is remembered as the first true circus diva.
    Lillian Leitzel, The High-Flying 'Queen' Of The Circus
    In the golden age of the circus, aerialist Lillian Leitzel captivated crowds around the world with her effortless, high-flying stunts under the big top. Dean Jensen's new book, Queen of the Air, chronicles Leitzel's difficult but glamorous life, and the lives of her performing family.
  • KCPS Superintendent Finalists Meet The Public
    Kansas City Public Schools didn't know what kind of crowd would come out to meet the two finalists for the top job in the district. Just how much interest…
  • A cyclist rides through a congested intersection in Portland, Oregon; the state is No. 6 on the League of American Bicyclists' new rankings of U.S. states.
    2015 Rankings List Most 'Bicycle Friendly' U.S. States
    The League of American Bicyclists' rankings also show that no American state scored higher than 67 points out of 100.
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