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Gay Marriage On Ballot In Four States; Obama Endorses Measures
Six states and the nation's capital have recognized the legality of same-sex marriages, either by law or by court order. But over the past decade and a half, each of the 30 states to consider...
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A Contest To Build A Disaster-Ready Robot
When disasters hit, relief workers often have to put their own lives at risk. Many workers at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan received dangerous doses of radiation after the accident there last...
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What's A Lake Doing In the Middle Of The Desert?
One place you don't expect to see waves lapping against the shore is in the middle of a desert. But that's exactly what's happening deep inside the United Arab Emirates, where a recently formed lake is...
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Obama May Not Need To Repeat 2008 Support From White Voters To Win
While much of what will happen on Election Day is now unknowable, we can predict with certainty that President Obama won't win a majority of the white vote. No news there. No Democratic presidential...
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"It's Just Dreadful:" The Design Of US Money
Coming up on KUOW Presents on Monday, October 29 at 2:00 p.m. Enlarge image Credit Flickr photo/401(K) 2012 US currency When designers look at US money, they usually see a whole host of problems. Aside...
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Seattle's Tudor Choir: Twenty Years Of Vocal Excellence
Listen Seattle’s Tudor Choir is a 20 year-old institution founded by a University of Washington student with a passion for music and history. During his years at the University of Washington, Tudor...
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Frustrated Police Monitors Could Hold Lessons For New Commission
The city of Seattle is seeking citizens for its new Community Police Commission. The commission is being established as part of an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to reform the Seattle...
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Little Festivity As Syria's Holiday Cease-fire Fails
Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar. The day marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It's the feast of the sacrifice, when any Muslim who is able should sacrifice an...
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World Series Heats Up; NBA's Commish Retires
Weekend Edition host Scott Simon talks sports with NPR's Tom Goldman, including the latest in baseball, the NBA and the Lance Armstrong story.
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Tale Of The Tape: Brown Vs. Warren In Massachusetts
A special election two years ago to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat brought a huge change to Massachusetts politics: the first Republican U.S. senator in nearly four decades. Not surprisingly,...
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Among Israelis, Romney Appears The Favorite
Israelis view the American presidential election much the way they tend to view most issues: What does it mean for Israel? And by a wide margin, Israelis seem to believe that Republican candidate Mitt...
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Tiny N.H. Draws Big Money And Names To Gubernatorial Race
There are 11 gubernatorial races this fall, and one of the most competitive is in the swing state of New Hampshire. There, Republican Ovide Lamontagne and Democrat Maggie Hassan are vying to replace a...
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Candidates Sprint To Election In Tight Contest
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds a slim lead in the popular vote in many polls. That's quite a turnaround from a little more than a month ago, when President Obama held clear leads in...
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A Flurry Of Contradicting 'Facts' Convolutes Reality In Afghanistan
Reporting in Afghanistan isn't just challenging because of the security concerns and the complexity of society and the stories here; it's challenging because "facts" are often in the eye of the...
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Beth Orton: 'These Songs Are My Little Bit Of Sugar'
In the late 1990s, Beth Orton set the music world buzzing with her singular sound: part folk, part electronica. But six years ago, she found herself at a life-changing juncture: pregnant with her first...
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'Lemon': From Rikers To N.Y.'s Famous Public Theater
His story begins a decade ago in Brooklyn, where he grew up fighting in New York's public housing before discovering another kind of power. After three felony convictions and time served at Rikers...
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Surveillance Act Criticized, But Can It Be Fought?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday considers whether to allow a challenge to a federal law that provides for large-scale electronic surveillance of international phone calls and emails. The case is not a...
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A Save Haven For The Printed Word Turns 200
Back in the 1700s, there was a young printer's apprentice who lived in Boston. His name was Isaiah Thomas and he became one of the first newspaper publishers in the country. He also founded the...
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Undocumented Students Take Education Underground
About 35 students meet every Sunday at an undisclosed location in Georgia to study. They are undocumented and banned from attending some of the most prestigious colleges in the state. Georgia is one of...
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