Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who rushed to shield the Kennedys, dies at 93
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who rushed to shield the Kennedys moments after John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963, has died at 93.
The Feds Can Tell Ernest Hemingway's Cats What To Do; Here's Why
Cats descended from one given to the writer live at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West. A visitor filed a complaint with the law. Now, judges have said the U.S. Department of Agriculture can regulate those felines. Yes, Hemingway's cats are a federal case. It's a long story.
Russia's Hockey Glad To Have NHL-Lockout Orphans
The NHL lockout has sent many Russian players home to play for a league very much in need of star power as it tries to revive hockey's popularity in a place where the sport was once dominant.
Raising Taxes A Key Sticking Point In Fiscal Cliff Talks
Congress had hoped to be out of town for the holidays by the end of this week. That's not looking likely anymore, with the negotiations on efforts to avert automatic tax hikes and spending cuts moving slowly, if at all. Tamara Keith talks to Audie Cornish.
Social Media Advice: Sending Holiday Cards
Social media experts Baratunde Thurston, author of the book How to Be Black, and Deanna Zandt, author of Share This: How You Will Change the World with Social Networking, answer questions about how to behave in the digital age. This week's topic: When it comes to holiday cards, should you send them via snail mail or email?
Navy SEAL Killed During Afghan Rescue Is Identified
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pa., died during the rescue of Dr. Dilip Joseph, an aid worker from Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hunger Still Haunts North Korea, Citizens Say
A U.N. report says North Korea has more food than in previous years. But North Koreans who spoke to NPR say conditions are still dire. Food has become too expensive for many North Koreans, and people are dying of hunger, they say.
HSBC Reaches $1.9B Deal Over Money Laundering
HSBC bank has reached a record $1.9 billion settlement with federal and state authorities over money laundering. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Jim Zarroli.
