The Pope's funeral is complete. What comes next?
Over the next few days, leaders of the Catholic church from around the world will gather at the Vatican to mourn — and also, to prepare for the Conclave.
Economics Nobel Awarded For Work On Regulating Big Businesses
French economist Jean Tirole studies oligopolies — markets that are controlled by a handful of powerful, interdependent companies.
Battlefronts In Kobani Don't Break Cleanly Along Ethic Or Sectarian Lines
Turkey has declined to intervene in the fighting, in part because the defenders are largely Kurdish. There are also Sunni Muslims joining the Kurds to fight ISIS.
In Hawaii, NASA To Launch 'Fake Mission To Fake Space'
Starting Wednesday, six "astronauts" will live in a geodesic dome on a remote volcanic outcrop in an eight-month simulation of a Mars mission. Robert Siegel talks to commander Martha Lenio.
Fiery Oil-Train Derailments Prompt Calls For Less Flammable Oil
Trains carrying oil from North Dakota pass through American towns daily — and sometimes they derail and explode. The oil industry is now under pressure to make the oil less volatile before shipping.
The New Food TV: The Era Of Julia Child Packed Its Knives And Went
Since the original Japanese Iron Chef first appeared on the Food Network 15 years ago, how-to cooking shows have gradually been displaced by reality shows that pit chefs against each other.
ISIS Advances On Kobani With Additional Fighters, Weapons
Outgunned Kurdish fighters continue to resist militants from the so-called Islamic State in the Syrian border town of Kobani. NPR's Arun Rath talks to correspondent Peter Kenyon, who's in the region.
Training Is Key In Lowering Risk For Health Care Workers Treating Ebola
NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Dr. Suzanne Donovan, an infectious disease specialist at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, about the risk of infection for health care workers treating Ebola patients.
'Protocol Breach' Cited In Second Case Of Ebola In Dallas
Texas health officials have confirmed preliminary tests show a health care worker — who was in contact with the man who died last week of Ebola in Dallas — has been diagnosed with the disease.
TV Giant Norman Lear Shares Gems From 92 Years Of 'Experience'
Where did Lear get the confidence to spend three years fighting to get All In The Family on air? His answer: "Can you say 'beats the **** out of me' on NPR?"