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Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, And Now The EU?

The European Union was awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Friday. Kristian Berg Harpviken closely follows the Norwegian Nobel Committee's process each year. He joins guest host Celeste Headlee to discuss why he thinks the committee chose the EU.

White House Insiders On VP Debate

Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan butted heads over everything from Middle East policy to abortion. Guest host Celeste Headlee talks style and substance with two former speechwriters: Paul Orzulak, who helped Biden prepare for last night's debate, and columnist Mary Kate Cary, who worked with the George H.W. Bush administration.

'Killing Fields' Reporter Remembers Cambodian King

Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk, an important figure in much of his country's recent turmoil, has died. Sydney Schanberg, whose reporting for The New York Times inspired The Killing Fields, and NPR commentator Ted Koppel talk about the life and legacy of Norodom Sihanouk.

Yo-Yo Ma Headlines Memphis Symphony Orchestra concert.

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma unites with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Monday, October 22nd at 7:30 pm at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in…

An artist's illustration of PH1, a planet discovered by volunteers from the Planet Hunters citizen science project. PH1, shown in the foreground, is a circumbinary planet and orbits two suns.

Citizen Scientists Discover A Strange Planet In Four-Star System

PH1 orbits two stars and has a second pair of stars revolving around it. Scientists are confused because such a hostile environment should tear apart the world.

Many people infected with polio don't show any symptoms. Some become temporarily paralyzed; for others, it's permanent. In 1952, the polio epidemic reached a peak in the U.S.: almost 58,000 reported cases and more than 3,000 deaths.

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer

During the early 20th century, polio killed thousands of American children each summer and paralyzed many more. Now, as the world fights to eradicate the virus globally, we look back at the development of the polio vaccine and its successful deployment around the world.

A boy chooses fruit from a stall as Jerusalem market vendors swirl around him.

Jerusalem: A Love Letter To Food And Memories Of Home

Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi say their latest cookbook is a chance to re-imagine the recipes of their childhoods, reminiscing about Jerusalem's open-air food markets and street food.

Adele singing <em>Someone Like You</em> at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. That's one way to say goodbye.

'My Way,' OK; But Singing 'Someone Like You' At A Funeral? Isn't That Wrong?

In the U.K., Adele's hit about a spurned lover telling an old flame "nevermind, I'll find someone like you," has become a popular song to play at funerals.

July 11, 2012: A woman cried next to the coffin of her relative at the Potocari memorial complex near Srebrenica. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed there in July 1995. It was the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.

Bosnia Begins Work On First Census Since Its Bloody Civil War

Before the former Yugoslavia split and battles began in 1992, Bosnia had about 4.4 million people. It's likely fewer than 4 million are there now. An accurate count is needed if the nation is going to one day join the European Union.

Pizza Hut Rethinks Debate Promotion

The company offered 30 years' worth of pizza to anybody at Tuesday night's presidential town hall meeting who asks the candidates, "Sausage or pepperoni?" Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert asked, "What could be more American than using our electoral process for product placement?"

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