Search results for

Have you recently pledged to stay on a diet and lose weight this year? NPR's Tony Cox checks in with Dr. Ivan Walks about a new report, which ranked 10 of the nation's most popular weight-loss programs. Walks is the former chief health officer of the District of Columbia, and is now the CEO and president of Ivan Walks and Associates.

NPR's Mike Pesca reports on what Iraqi citizens living in the United States have to do to vote in their country's upcoming elections.

President Bush announced Wednesday that Iraqi elections should go forward in January, despite security concerns and an upturn in insurgent attacks. NPR's Alex Chadwick and Los Angeles Times reporter Alissa Rubin discuss one hazard in particular -- a major Baghdad road where U.S. forces have sustained high casualties, and which is now widely considered too dangerous for travel.

We'll have sports highlights from our sports guy, George Johnson. Topics include Tiger Woods' recent marriage and pro golf tour performance, the weekend's pro football highlights and a new manager for the New York Mets.

Day to Day producer Rob Sachs profiles comic strip writer Lalo Alcaraz, who inks La Cucaracha, a nationally syndicated strip that focuses on Latino issues. The profile is part of the Day to Day occasional series "My Fellow Americans" -- audio portraits that capture the quietly extraordinary lives of everyday people.

NPR's Tavis Smiley concludes his weeklong roundtable discussion on faith, religion and morality with a spirited debate on the present and future of faith communities in the United States.

Recent debate over the intelligence reform bill raised to a national level the divisive issue of granting drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants, but states have been struggling with the problem for decades. The central question is how to protect public safety without rewarding illegal entry. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

Clarinetist Don Byron is known for musical experimentation with classical compositions, Latin dance grooves, hip-hop and more. Now he returns to a first love, jazz, with a CD dedicated to saxophonist Lester Young.

CBS News fires three executives and a producer over their roles in a flawed story about President Bush's National Guard service. An independent review gives a detailed look at how the story came to be broadcast on that edition of 60 Minutes Wednesday. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Mike Shuster about elections in Iraq, which are set for the end of January. Both U.S. and Iraqi officials insist the elections will go forward as scheduled on the 30th, despite deadly insurgent attacks intended to intimidate voters from going to the polls.

As millions of dollars flow into aid organizations helping the victims of the tsunami, newspapers and Web sites continue to list mostly the largest and most reputable relief organizations. But some people have begun to suggest donations to smaller, indigenous grassroots organizations. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

A freighter carrying nearly 500,000 gallons of fuel runs aground off the coast of Alaska in the Aleutian chain. A search continues for six crewmembers missing in the frigid Bering Sea. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

In addition to picking the next president on Nov. 2, voters in some states will have a chance to remake the Senate. Democrats will defend 19 seats, while 15 Republican-held seats are on the ballots. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's David Welna.

NPR's Noah Adams speaks to Amy Cook, a teacher at Irving Middle School in Pocatello, Idaho, who led a local group to construct a symbolic cemetery of white crosses for U.S. soldiers who've died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A new post-election poll finds that people regard the overall election campaign in a favorable light, and that more Republicans than Democrats were satisfied with the candidates. Robert Siegel talks to Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

Following the recent removal of the drug Vioxx from the market, lawmakers are reconsidering a portion of medical malpractice reform. Caps in the malpractice bill would affect pharmaceutical and medical product manufacturers. Democrats oppose the caps, but Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) calls the situation a "feeding frenzy" for trial lawyers. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

BBC radio host Charlie Gillett returns with the fifth edition of his annual world music collection. World 2004 brings together 34 eclectic tracks from the far-flung corners of the world. Hear Gillett and NPR's Michele Norris.

The lame duck 108th Congress will come back to Washington and go into overtime. Unfinished business includes intelligence reform, raising the debt ceiling and passing most of the spending bills that keep the federal government operating.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Timothy Noah of Slate about the significance of Secretary of State Colin Powell's resignation, and the political maneuvering in Washington as Congress returns for the start of the so-called "lame duck" session.

Creating a nest egg is considered key for people trying to beat poverty. An experimental program called IDAs -- individual development accounts -- helps low-income people save money. The program matches savings twice -- up to $2,000 -- by the federal government and a community- based non-profit. From San Francisco member station KALW, and New California Media, Holly Kernan reports.

Adobe Bookshop in San Francisco has an unusual organization method -- at least for a few weeks. The store's 20,000 used books are arranged according to the colors of the rainbow. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Chris Cobb, the artist behind the project.

The Film Crew members Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Michael J. Nelson prove that daily life could be just like the movies -- if you had your own personal soundtrack. Their group includes former members of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

After the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, the Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray became a household name for his efforts to end the violence. Then-mayor Tom Bradley relied on his influence, and politicians of all stripes made sure to visit the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Central Los Angeles. Earlier this month, a 75-year-old Rev. Murray delivered his last sermon as head of the First AME congregation. NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Murray about his activist past and his still-active future.

A researcher from South Africa thinks he's found the source of a mysterious fungus that has been killing amphibians since the early 1990s. The chytrid fungus has been linked to huge amphibian die-offs around the world. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Pam Woodall, economics editor of the Economist, about the impact the falling dollar is having on central banks around the world and the implications for economic well being here in the U.S.