The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday. Joel Kowsky/AP hide caption itoggle caption Joel Kowsky/AP The Two-Way - News Blog Russian Engines Could Be Focus Of Probe Into Failed Rocket Launch NK-33 engines, originally destined for a Soviet-era moon shot that never got off the ground, are getting scrutinized, some scientists say.
NPR Staff Watch Tiny Desk Concerts T-Pain: Tiny Desk Concert We asked the King of Auto-Tune if he'd grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects to show what's really made his career: his voice — and those songs.
LA Johnson/NPR NPR Ed 50 Great Teachers: Socrates, The Ancient World's Teaching Superstar It's been 2,400 years since he taught his last class, but the teaching method Socrates created, and that bears his name, lives on today. Listen Loading… 7:46 Download Playlist
NBC cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, 33, contracted Ebola in Liberia, arrived in Nebraska for care on October 6 and was released from the hospital on the 22nd. Taylor Wilson/Courtesy of Nebraska Medicine hide caption itoggle caption Taylor Wilson/Courtesy of Nebraska Medicine Goats and Soda Why The Ebola Evacuees Survived And What We Learned From Them Ten of the 14 Ebola patients evacuated from West Africa have survived. We asked specialists: What made the difference?
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a former Red Cross official says as many as 40 percent of the organization's emergency vehicles were assigned for public relations purposes. This photo, which shows one of their trucks in Long Island, N.Y., in January 2013, is one example of the many publicity photos taken by the Red Cross. Les Stone/American Red Cross hide caption itoggle caption Les Stone/American Red Cross NPR News Investigations Red Cross 'Diverted Assets' During Storms' Aftermath To Focus On Image An investigation by NPR and ProPublica reveals how the American Red Cross increased its focus on public relations while it struggled to meet basic needs of storm victims. Listen Loading… 8:18 Download Playlist
Law Can Authorities Cut Utilities, Pose As Repairmen To Conduct Search? That's what federal agents did earlier this year to see if gamblers in Las Vegas were running a sportsbook operation. Agents lacked evidence for a warrant. Courts are considering the case.
People working on the assembly line in April 2012 at Huajian shoe factory in Dukem, Ethiopia. Jenny Vaughan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Jenny Vaughan/AFP/Getty Images Business The Next Shirt You Buy May Say 'Made In Ethiopia.' Here's Why Ozy.com The garment industry is still seen as a good partner for jump-starting the economies of undeveloped nations. Manufacturers entering these countries say they're trying to treat workers more ethically. Partner content from
An explosion following an airstrike is seen in the Syrian town of Kobani from near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc, in Sanliurfa province, on Wednesday. Yannis Behrakis/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Yannis Behrakis/Reuters/Landov The Two-Way - News Blog Kurdish Fighters Begin Using Turkish Crossing To Reach Kobani Syrian rebels and Iraqi peshmerga fighters have been allowed to use Turkish territory to enter the fight against militants of the self-declared Islamic State.
The Wiper Wave, attached to your car's rear wiper, promises to take a bit of the tension out of the rough commute. Tyler Fishbone hide caption itoggle caption Tyler Fishbone All Tech Considered Weekly Innovation: Friendly Roadways Just A 'Wave' Away Ever wish you could thank someone for letting you cut in while stuck in traffic? This simple hand symbol attached to your car's rear wiper promises to take a bit of the tension out of a rough commute.
A woman cleans the floor prior to a session at the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Michel Euler/Associated Press hide caption itoggle caption Michel Euler/Associated Press The Two-Way - News Blog World Economic Forum: Global Gender Gap Won't Be Closed For Decades The group's annual report found that the gender gap is shrinking overall, just very slowly.
Fans cheer during the 2014 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals at AT&T Park. Rob Carr/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Rob Carr/Getty Images Sweetness And Light Start World Series Games Earlier, Let Us Sleep Commentator Frank Deford says the Fall Classic could boost its sagging ratings by scheduling games early enough for people in the Eastern and Central Time Zones to see the end. Listen Loading… 3:18 Download Playlist
Farms outside Baghdad as seen from a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter. Much of Iraq's soil has a high salt content because of flooding and poor drainage. Jim Gordon/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr hide caption itoggle caption Jim Gordon/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr The Salt Who Should Pay To Fix The World's Salt-Damaged Soils? The area of land no longer suitable for farming because of salt degradation is rising quickly. Scientists argue the private sector should help fund efforts to reverse it since it relies on the crops.
Storyful is making a business out of verifying material on social media for journalists and news organizations. Storyful hide caption itoggle caption Storyful All Tech Considered Behind The Scenes, Storyful Exposes Viral Hoaxes For News Outlets Journalists regularly turn to this social media organization to seek out and verify online material that could bolster traditional reporting. Listen Loading… 5:13 Download Playlist