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Turin gold medal winners Joey Cheek and Chad Hedrick started out as inline skaters before moving to the ice. It's a trend in speed skating these days, but one that wasn't initially welcomed by the sport's traditionalists.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has announced his candidacy for the presidential vote in 2008. Part of Richardson's announcement was in Spanish, as he said, "With pride, I hope to be the first Latino president of the United States." Richardson was born in California, where he made his announcement.

The "Thrive Act" is moving through the legislature, and could be a path for free mental health care for survivors of gun violence.

McKayla Maroney will compete in London despite the lingering effects of a broken toe. Maroney, a gold medal contender, is the reigning world champion in the vault. Early reports suggested that the gymnast broke her toe in London. But it appears that she merely tweaked an earlier injury.

The Senate agrees not to try to pass its own war-spending bill just yet, opting instead to resolve the matter first with the House behind closed doors. The Senate voted 94-1 Thursday to advance a resolution that avoids the funding question and instead pledges to support the troops.

Spring is snail season in Seville. Caracoles in southern Spain differ from the well-known French escargot — they're smaller and eaten directly from the shell. And everyone has a favorite tapas bar that serves them.

When jazz pianist Bill Charlap and his mother, singer Sandy Stewart, get together in a studio, their harmony is as easy as their affection for each other. The album of 11 jazz standards they recorded together documents their love for each other, and the American songbook.

On today's show a muralist for the Warriors encourages us to dream big. Then, we visit the West Oakland studio of a painter who created pieces for the Valkyries. And, an artist tells a touching story about a MUNI driver who changed his life.

Thanksgiving feasting might slow you down, but if this week's show doesn't make you move, nothing will.

Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting this year's contest due to Israel's participation.

In her new book The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science, author Natalie Angier says science doesn't have to be impossible, impenetrable or uncool.

A bold and deadly attack on a police station in the Iraqi city of Fallujah frees dozens of prisoners and leaves more than 20 people dead. Gunmen fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.