Mar 10th, 2010 · Chile is on the verge of a political transition. Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet is trying to preserve her reputation after the earthquake, while the president-elect, Sebastian Pinera, is trying to establish that he is reputation as a man who can rebuild the damaged country.
Mar 5th, 2010 · In This Book Is Overdue — a passionately delivered profile of a profession in the midst of transition — Marilyn Johnson argues that today's librarians are more likely to be tattoo-toting cyber-missionaries than bespectacled old ladies shushing you in the stacks.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Chile is dealing with one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, just as President Michelle Bachelet's term is set to expire. She has been strongly criticized in Chile for her response to the quake, and some say the impending transition has complicated relief efforts.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that half of all first cohabitations transition to marriage within three years. The study also looked at the durability of first marriages, finding that two-thirds of them last at least 10 years.
Jan 16th, 2010 · One of the difficulties with getting help to Haiti after the earthquake has been simply getting into Haiti. One disaster medical assistance team that is waiting on a nearby island is spending its time getting lessons in the local language, Creole.
Jan 7th, 2010 · This week, the Obama administration placed 14 so-called "countries of interest" on a list. People traveling through those countries en route to the U.S. will be subject to extra-intense screening. NPR correspondents check in with passengers at airports in two of the countries — Iraq and Nigeria — and in Italy, which is a key transit point for travelers headed to the U.S.
Nov 29th, 2009 · Los Angeles Times reporter Mike Penner, who publicly chronicled his gender transition and returned to the paper under the name Christine Daniels, died Friday evening at age 52.
Nov 26th, 2009 · Transportation planners are banking on a futuristic network of ecofriendly computer-automated pod cars as the next smart form of mass transit. Several U.S. cities are doing feasibility studies for personal rapid transit systems, and Britain's Heathrow Airport plans to launch its system in the spring.