Oct 14th, 2005 · Karl Rove, the chief political strategist for President Bush, returns for a fourth time to testify before a grand jury investigating the 2003 leak of the name of a CIA officer. Prosecutors have left open the possibility of indictments.
Oct 10th, 2005 · A fire in Bristol, England, on Monday may have destroyed much of the original work by the creators of the animated movie characters Wallace and Gromit. The fire broke out at a warehouse owned by Aardman Animations. It came on the same weekend that their latest movie opened, and won the weekend box office race, in the United States.
Oct 7th, 2005 · A profile of a company that specializes in making "the couch" for therapists' offices. Kathleen Horan of member station WNYC reports.
Oct 7th, 2005 · October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Farai Chideya travels to the New York offices of Dr. Hilda Hutcherson, educates and motivates women to take charge of their medical health. She is the co-director of the New York Center for Women's Sexual Health at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.
Oct 3rd, 2005 · Speech-recognition technology has been around since the 1960s, when computer scientists were trying to mimic the complexities of human speech. Now, the technology has become an everyday feature as people talk to computers in the office, cars and more.
Oct 1st, 2005 · Town offices in Connecticut began giving gay couples civil union licenses Saturday. Connecticut is the first state to grant gay partners the same rights as married couples without a court forcing the action.
Sep 30th, 2005 · New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from jail Thursday after serving three months for refusing to reveal sources to a federal probe into the leak of a CIA officer's identity. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR media reporter David Folkenflik about the ongoing controversy surrounding Miller and the Bush administration's complicity in the leak.
Sep 28th, 2005 · Casey Amato always wanted to be a police officer. She figured she didn't stand a chance. She didn't think she was tough enough, or had the kind of presence that commanded attention. She was wrong.