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A New York state board rejects a proposed stadium on Manhattan's West Side, which supporters believe severely weakens the city's chances of hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics. Andrea Bernstein of NPR station WNYC says the sports facility was to serve as the centerpiece of New York's Olympic bid.

NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food.

Some car companies have adopted "three crew" work schedules, forgoing regular graveyard shifts and the traditional three shifts a day. It's a highly efficient way to get more out of workers, machines and factories, but it can also wreak havoc with employees' sleep needs and home lives.

Inspired by a TED talk, Winston Chen quit his software job and moved from Boston to a tiny Norwegian island with his wife and kids. He spent the year enjoying the outdoors with his family and writing an iPhone app, something he would never have done without his self-imposed sabbatical.

More than 600,000 have been left homeless and hungry by the devastating storm. In response, humanitarian agencies are mounting the largest relief operation since the Haitian earthquake in 2010. The biggest challenge right now is getting the basics — clean water and food — to the hardest hit areas.

If the Federal Reserves moves too aggressively to combat inflation, there are fears it could trigger a recession. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 12, 2022.)

Political rhetoric is dividing many Americans. But for those in refugee and immigrant communities, that language gets filtered through another layer of history and lived experience.

NPR's A Martinez talks to freelance journalist Aisyah Llewellyn about emergency workers in Indonesia racing to locate people trapped under rubble after Monday's deadly earthquake.

You've likely heard lots this week about how rare the repeated failed Speaker votes have been. But is this a new level of dysfunction for Congress?

Birmingham Barons infielder Tyler Saladino is still in AA, but his maturity, ball skills and intellect keep his major league aspirations alive. Coaches believe he'll eventually make it to the MLB.