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  • Nutrition Panel: Egg With Coffee Is A-OK, But Skip The Side Of Bacon
    A panel of top nutrition experts is recommending that Americans adopt a more plant-based diet and eat less meat and sugar. It also found that most people are not consuming too much cholesterol.
  • Ecuador Seeks To Build A Silicon Valley Of Its Own
    Ecuador is trying to build a high-tech city, which it hopes will spur a more diverse economy. The tiny South American country is concerned about possibly running out of the natural resources it relies on for most of its revenue.
  • U.S. Policy On Syria Marked By Caution, Official Says
    Rick Barton, a top State Department official, says sometimes the U.S. has to take risks in diplomacy. He's behind a program to pay 1,300 police officers in the hotly contested city of Aleppo, Syria.
  • 1 Show Left For Jay Leno's 'Tonight Show'
    After 22 years, Jay Leno will host his last Tonight Show Thursday night. The 63-year-old comedian is leaving at the top of the ratings. Thirty-nine-year-old Jimmy Fallon will takeover as host on Feb. 17.
  • Attorney General Eric Holder (right) recently expressed outrage at the treatment President Obama and he have received from conservatives. He stopped just short of saying it was race-related, leaving that for the African-American audience at the recent National Action Network convention to decide.
    Are Democrats Trying To Energize The Base With The Race Card?
    Top Democrats have said recently that some GOP opposition to President Obama and his agenda is based on race. It's an explosive message that might drive Democratic voters to the polls.
  • Republicans Join Fight To Reduce Prison Terms For Drug Crimes
    A small group of advocates has been working for years to overhaul the criminal justice system — to dial back long sentences for drug crimes, and let nonviolent inmates out of prison early.
  • President-elect Donald Trump has picked Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Ala. for the job of attorney general.
    Trump's Pick For Attorney General Known For Hard-Line Immigration Stance
    Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the nation's top law enforcement officer. Sessions' anti-immigrant views and past allegations of racism are sure to draw scrutiny.
  • The assembly line set-up at Koshary Abou Tarek helps staff to keep up with the flood of orders at lunchtime.
    Egypt's Beloved Koshary Is A Modern Mystery In An Ancient Cuisine
    Widely considered the national dish, no one knows quite where it came from. But you can find this flavorful carb-packed treat anywhere from mama's kitchen to food carts and elaborate eateries.
  • Zbigniew Brzezinski On Trump's Foreign Policy
    Rachel Martin talks with former national security adviser for President Carter Zbigniew Brzezinski, who says President Trump does not have a clear foreign policy.
  • As Apple Flounders, Samsung Gains Strength
    Apple, Inc. is no longer the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. This week, Exxon took that spot at the top of the NASDAQ, after Apple reported profits that were lower than expected. Host Scott Simon speaks with New York Times op-ed columnist Joe Nocera about the latest Apple news, and the company's rivalry with Samsung, which seems increasingly on the upswing.
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