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  • Remembering Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett's Pianist
    The longtime piano accompanist and musical director accidentally broke the hit "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." But he was also the driving force behind the style Bennett is best known for.
  • California Works Out Details Of Mandatory Water Restrictions
    State regulators will begin enforcing the new restrictions on a sliding scale. That means that some cities that have been slacking in water conservation will have to do a lot more than others.
  • Compression Clothes' Advantage Could Be Placebo Effect
    Manufacturers claim compression clothes improve athletic performance, but there is little scientific evidence to back that up. This story first aired March 30 on Morning Edition.
  • 'American Odyssey': Three Ordinary People, One Thrill-Filled Plot
    The show is about a government conspiracy. But co-creator Peter Horton says beneath the action, human stories drive the show. "That's the little dirty secret," he says. "This is a character piece."
  • As China continues its massive economic growth, especially in cities, the government continues to severely limit people's rights. Is that system sustainable?
    From Horses To High-Rises: An Insider 'Unmasks' China's Economic Rise
    Over the past 25 years, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson watched China turn into the world's second largest economy. He explains what could halt the country's massive growth.
  • "I'm very concerned about the public's respect for law enforcement officers and the safety of those they are designed to protect," House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, seen here in 2013, told NPR. "This is a very important issue to me and one I intend to follow closely."
    Congress Says It Will Not Tolerate 'Agents Gone Wild'
    The latest episode: sexual misconduct and security lapses by employees at the DEA and Secret Service. Members of a House panel say they've lost confidence in DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart.
  • A man takes a "selfie" while waiting in line to cast his vote in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in November.
    'Ballot Selfies' Clash With The Sanctity Of Secret Polling
    New Hampshire is the first state to outlaw voting booth selfies. Some call the ban unconstitutional and are challenging it in court. Others argue selfies compromise privacy and enable voter coercion.
  • U.S. Report On Spending In Afghanistan Classified For First Time
    The latest quarterly report on U.S. spending in Afghanistan was released on Thursday. Conspicuously missing were figures on how more than $50 billion is being spent on training and equipping Afghan military and police forces. Those figures have been classified for the first time in years of such reporting and the general who ordered keeping them secret says it's to keep enemies from sharpening their attacks. Key senators disagree.
  • Egypt Frees One Al-Jazeera Journalist From Prison
    Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste will be deported to Australia. He is one of three Al-Jazeera journalists who were arrested in December 2013. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Leila Fadel in Cairo.
  • Obama Reluctant To Raise Federal Gas Tax
    Some lawmakers are pushing for a hike in the federal gas tax to help pay for roads and bridges. The White House wants to spend on infrastructure too but not through an increase in the gas tax.
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