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  • Most gun crimes are committed by men, but women also help buy, hide and sell guns for others.
    Some Women Decide Their Place Isn't In The Illegal Gun Trade
    Women play an outsized role in the underground firearms marketplace. Often they handle illegal guns that are not for for their own use, but for men close to them. One Boston program is campaigning against gun violence, drawing connections between "crime guns" and domestic violence.
  • WWII Female Air Force Pilots Still Flying High
    From 1943 to 1944, the Women Air Force Service Pilots flew more than 60 million miles across the U.S. chartering soldiers, test-flying planes and conducting training exercises during World War II.
  • Dangerously Cold Weather Felt Across Much Of U.S.
    Historically cold weather is moving through the Midwest. In some areas, forecasters predict the coldest temperatures since 1996.
  • If you're in a blue or purple zone, you're going to be cold tonight.
    Nation Turns Blue As Temperatures Continue To Plunge
    You need to look at only one map to see how cold it's going to be across nearly the entire nation. In the upper Midwest, wind chills will once again be down around 40 degrees below zero. Freezing temperatures are expected as far south as Texas and Florida.
  • Good News on the Colorado Drought Front
    Drought conditions have been downgraded for portions of eastern Colorado. Here's an excerpt from the website:“A reassessment of conditions prompted the…
  • Colleen LaRose, a.k.a. Jihad Jane.
    'Jihad Jane' Gets 10 Years In Prison
    Colleen LaRose dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" as she used the Web to recruit others for violent attacks. She was found guilty of being part of a failed plan to murder a Swedish artist. Because she cooperated with investigators, LaRose got less than the potential life sentence she faced.
  • Look, But Don't Touch, Part I: Some players are superstitious and don't want to touch a trophy until they win it. Florida State defensive back Jonathan Akanbi poses with the NCAA's Coaches' Trophy, which goes to the winner of Monday night's game.
    Last Game Is Finally Here: BCS May Go Out With A Bang
    If pregame predictions come true, Monday night's game between Auburn and Florida State could be a high-scoring affair. There are other compelling story lines, as well: Will Auburn pull off another miracle finish? Will Florida State's Jameis Winston add a championship to his trophy collection?
  • Lessons to be Learned from a Councilman’s Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops
    Hawaii may seem a long way from the High Plains, but there are lessons to be learned from Greggor Ilagan’s quest to find the facts about genetically…
  • <strong>Say aaaaaah!</strong> Dental caries and other signs of oral disease are plain to see in the upper teeth of this hunter-gatherer, between 14,000 and 15,000 years old. The findings challenge the idea that the original paleo diet was inherently healthy, says paleo-anthropologist Louise Humphrey. It all depended, she says, on what wild foods were available.
    Looks Like The Paleo Diet Wasn't Always So Hot For Ancient Teeth
    When hunter-gatherers started adding grains and starches to their diet, it brought about the "age of cavities." At least, that's what a lot of people thought. But it turns out that even before agriculture, what hunter-gatherers ate could rot their teeth. The problem: At least some of these ancients had a thing for acorns.
  • South Sudan's then-Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Peter Adwok Nyaba (center) celebrates the first anniversary of the country's independence in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on July 9, 2012. Since then, all of South Sudan's Cabinet ministers have been sacked — including Adwok — for allegedly conspiring to overthrow President Salva Kiir.
    How I Almost Got Arrested With A South Sudanese Ex-Minister
    A dozen war heroes from South Sudan's long struggle for independence are now accused of launching a coup to overthrow the democracy they helped create. One of them, Peter Adwok Nyaba, was telling NPR's Gregory Warner about the political roots of the conflict when police came for him.
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