Former FAA official discusses safety concerns over crowded airspace around D.C.
NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.
Israel Furious Over U.S. Decision To Work With Palestinians
Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer tells Steve Inskeep that the U.S. should have no relations with the new Palestinian government, which includes Hamas.
Mitt Romney Emerges As A Player In Midterm Elections
The ex-presidential candidate is on the campaign trail, picking winners in a number of key primaries. He says his goal is to help the GOP have a great 2014, including seizing control of the Senate.
Authors Angered Over Amazon's Dispute With Publisher Hachette
Amazon wants better terms for print and e-books and is refusing pre-orders for upcoming Hachette books, and slowing delivery for those already ordered. Authors are complaining on the Internet.
Paperweight Gets Stanford Professor In Hot Water With TSA
The professor accidentally left a hand grenade in his carry-on. His late father, a World War Two veteran, used it as a paperweight.
Chicago Blackhawks' Social Media Team Sends Obscene Tweet
On twitter, the Blackhawks tried using a certain hashtag but autofill changed it into an obscene one
Release Of Sgt. Bergdahl May Have Come At A High Cost
Bowe Bergdahl's release and the prisoner swap that made it possible are raising thorny foreign policy questions, which are being voiced most loudly at this point by congressional Republicans.
17 Primary Candidates Vie For Rep. Henry Waxman's Seat
When the Democrat from Southern California announced his retirement earlier this year, he opened up a seat that had been occupied for decades. The top-two vote getters will face off in November.
Corruption Allegations Surface Before World Cup Opens
The organization governing world soccer apparently has proof that an Asian gambling syndicate fixed World Cup matches in 2010. Steve Inskeep talks to Jere Longman of The New York Times.
Colombian Rebel Group Becomes World's Oldest Guerrilla Army
In May 1964, the Marxist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, began its fight to overthrow the Colombian government. Fifty years later, the FARC is still fighting.