Mar 3rd, 2010 · A group of Somali immigrants escaped imprisonment and torture to start new lives in the U.S. While here, they discovered that one of the men who headed the regime responsible for their suffering was also living here. The question before the Supreme Court: Can the Somalis sue their former captors?
Feb 24th, 2010 · Dr. Earl Bradley is accused of sexually abusing 103 children, some as young as 3 months old. The state now has the responsibility of finding out who might have known about the doctor's alleged actions before the case was brought to light. Court documents reveal that there had been warnings about Bradley going back a decade.
Feb 19th, 2010 · An Atlanta highway turned into a circus when an escaped zebra galloped along a busy section of the interstate with police in hot pursuit Thursday. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is in Atlanta this week.
Feb 17th, 2010 · The Soft Pack brings a lot of swagger to its garage-rock sound. There's a load of gimmick-free confidence in the band's hooks, as its distorted guitars and driving drums demonstrate that less can be more. The Soft Pack's self-titled full-length debut is straighter than black coffee, and twice as bitter: Frontman Matt Lamkin isn't afraid to fly his philosophical flag and face hard realities. It's a tough job, and he does it well in "Answer to Yourself."
Feb 1st, 2010 · Recently diagnosed with breast cancer and no longer covered by her school's health insurance, Erica Rex married her British fiance Roger Greenhalgh and moved to England in order to get the care she needed.
Nov 25th, 2009 · Without any clear sense of herself, Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) has been shaped by others — first her peers, then her husband and children, always living solidly in the present. But with her older husband's health failing, Pippa is forced to confront and ultimately define her identity in a film that gives her a chance to do just that.
Nov 16th, 2009 · Born into the Children of God cult, Girls' Christopher Owens escaped a life of spiritual hardship only to end up on the streets. Upon meeting Chet "JR" White, the two created their widely hyped debut, Girls: Album. The record is an attempt by Owens to make peace with his past and pave a clean road ahead — but the album isn't all serious. Lots of its songs are about hanging out with friends and, of course, girls.
Oct 18th, 2009 · NPR's Joanne Silberner has escaped Washington; she's gone to Atlanta. On her drive down Interstate 95, she stopped to talk to people about their thoughts on the attempt in Washington to overhaul the nation's health care system. She found that people aren't watching the Washington debate very closely — but they do think things should change.