Aug 13th, 2008 · Before he was an Olympian chasing a historic eight gold medals in Beijing, Michael Phelps was a kid swimming at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. His U.S. Olympic teammate Katie Hoff trained with him in their youth and still swims there.
Jul 17th, 2008 · With steely nerve and mordant wit, Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget presents an unflinching portrait of a former hustler now in middle age, HIV-positive, and negotiating the financial and emotional legacies of several generations of gay men.
Apr 5th, 2008 · Russian president Vladimir Putin welcomed President Bush at his Black Sea retreat for a farewell summit. There are few signs they can overcome some of the major issues dividing Russia and the U.S.
Feb 6th, 2008 · Documenting family history is a challenge for many African Americans, further complicated by legacies of slavery and racism. Using DNA technology, scholar Henry Louis Gates is helping black Americans trace their roots. Gates work is portrayed in the new film African American Lives - 2. Gates talks about his mission.
Jan 1st, 2008 · Faltering mortgages, record oil prices and shrinking credit are the legacies of 2007 business news. But in spite of the financial turbulence, stocks rode out the storm and ended the year with a respectable 6.43 percent increase.
Sep 10th, 2007 · If humans vanished from Earth, plastic, radio waves and I Love Lucy reruns would be our most enduring legacies. It's a ghostly scenario described in The World Without Us, author Alan Weisman's meditation on how the planet would respond to man's extinction.
Aug 29th, 2007 · Ann Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, discusses the challenge of writing obituaries for people who don't leave behind nice legacies. Last week, Wroe penned the obit for the so-called "Queen of Mean," billionaire real estate heiress Leona Helmsley.
Jan 17th, 2006 · Youth Radio's Nishat Kurwa profiles a South African college student who's fighting to balance her new educational opportunities with a daily struggle against the social and economic legacies of apartheid.