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  • Candy Chang, co-founder of the website Neighborland, writes on an art installation in New Orleans in April. As part of a public street art project that later became Neighborland, Chang put nametag-like stickers on empty New Orleans storefronts for residents to write ideas for improving the city.
    Filling In New Orleans' Future, One Blank At A Time
    New Orleans residents are using Neighborland.com to post ideas for improving their neighborhoods. Initially a local public street art project, Neighborland tries to democratize city development by creating instant civic feedback. But the digital divide has left the city's computer illiterate out of the conversation.
  • A group of illegal immigrants from Central America deported from the United States eat at a shelter near the Mexico-U.S. border, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, July 28, 2010. Last year, the U.S. deported a record number of immigrants — and the Mexican border towns where they are being released face serious problems coping with the influx.
    Mexican Deportees Strain Cities South Of The Border
    The U.S. deported a record number of illegal immigrants last year. Many were released in Mexico's dangerous border cities, which are struggling to provide even temporary shelter.
  • Olmert: 'Israel Is Prepared for a Compromise'
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks with Robert Siegel about his vision for peace and what it will take to get there.
  • Lost In 'The City Dark': Documenting Missing Stars
    Peabody-winning filmmaker Ian Cheney tackles a rather intangible subject in his latest film: light pollution. Host David Greene speaks with Cheney about The City Dark and what people lose when they can no longer see the stars.
  • Mitt Romney, right, meets Monday with former Polish President Lech Walesa in Gdansk.
    Romney's Foreign Trip Hits Right Note For Some, Potholes For Others
    Mitt Romney's trip abroad accomplished some of what he wanted. In Israel he delivered a hawkish pro-Israel message of support for the conservative government meant to appeal to those U.S. Jews skeptical of President Obama. But his trip also had missteps, notably in Britain but not only there.
  • Lawrence Of Arabia, 'Hero' In The Middle East
    T.E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia, is one of the most well-known figures of World War I. But in Hero, Michael Korda argues he was more than just a colorful character. Korda believes his struggle to create solutions in the Middle East could have made a difference in today's conflicts.
  • The Rev. Bill Freeman reads from a copy of the U.S. Constitution during a public hearing before the Holland City Council in June. Despite appeals from Freeman and others, the council decided not to expand its anti-discrimination laws to include gay, bisexual and transgender people.
    Unlikely Advocates Fight For Gay Rights In Mich. City
    Last June, the city council of Holland voted against adding sexual orientation and gender identity to local anti-discrimination laws. Now, religious leaders and Republicans have joined to pressure the council to change that vote.
  • What To Expect In Egyptian President's First 100 Days
    This week, the first freely elected leader of Egypt in modern history is finishing up his first month as president. Guest host David Greene speaks with NPR's outgoing Cairo bureau chief, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, and her replacement, Leila Fadel, about the tumultuous last 18 months in Egypt and what lies ahead.
  • 'Welcome To Canada': Syrian Refugees Begin To Arrive
    The new Canadian government wants to resettle 25,000 Syrians by the end of February. Most are currently living in refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
  • Rare Guilty Pleas In Artifacts Sting
    Two collectors from Utah pleaded guilty this week in the government's crackdown on the looting and trafficking of ancient Native American artifacts. That's a rare success for prosecutors in the decades-long effort to curb an artifacts black market in the Four Corners states.
  • Robin Roberts of <em>Good Morning America</em> talks with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook's new tool that lets users share their organ donor status.
    Have You Friended Your Favorite Cause?
    What Facebook did for organ donation this week underscores the power of social media in promoting a cause. No doubt social media can help charities make a quick splash, but more nonprofits are looking to harness its potential in a longer-lasting way.
  • Monday Septemebr 24, 2012
    268th Day of 2012 / 98 Remaining88 Days Until The First Day of WinterSunrise:7:00Sunset:7:0312 Hours 3 Minutes of DaylightMoon Rise:3:47pmMoon…
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