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  • A Powerball Winner Keeps His Feet On The Ground
  • The Gastonguays hoped to reach the vast archipelago nation of Kiribati, part of which is shown in this 2001 photo.
    Family Rescued In Pacific After Sailing 'Where God Led Us'
    The Gastonguays were fed up with abortion, homosexuality and taxes, so they set out from California for the South Pacific islands of Kiribati.
  • A Russian Akula-class sub in Brest harbor, western France, in 2004. The INS Arihant is said to be based on this Cold War design.
    Reactor Powered Up On First 'Made in India' Nuclear Sub
    The INS Arihant is believed to be the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built outside of the Cold War "nuclear club," of the United States, U.K., France, Russia and China.
  • The New York City skyline is mostly dark in this photo of the 2003 blackout that hit U.S. and Canadian cities.
    How A Massive Power Outage Sent People Out In The Street
    Ten years ago, a tree on a power line in Ohio touched off the largest outage in U.S. history. In New York City, many people were so relieved it wasn't another terrorism attack that in some places, a carnival atmosphere prevailed.
  • 'Dressing Constitutionally': When Fashion And Laws Collide
    Ruthann Robson's new book explores the issues around what we wear and how it's legislated, including everything from First Amendment questions to government concerns about public nudity.
  • The band Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is leading the revival of an old Italian folk style called <em>taranta</em>, which has hypnotic rhythms meant to have restorative powers.
    Trumpeters And Troubadours: New And Old Music From Italy
    World music DJ Betto Arcos just got back from an Italian vacation. He joins NPR's Jacki Lyden with some of his favorite musical finds.
  • Is Banning Doping The Right Choice For Major League Sports?
    Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden interviews sportswriter Justice B. Hill about how performance-enhancing drugs affect major league sports, and what the league can do about them. Hill says the best option is to stop banning steroids and other drugs, and instead legalize and regulate them.
  • Volunteers at the Queens Library in the Far Rockaway section of Queens hand out coats to people affected by Hurricane Sandy.
    For Disaster Preparedness: Pack A Library Card?
    In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, libraries in New York helped storm victims find documents, fill out forms, connect to the Internet and plan how to rebuild. There's a growing awareness of the important role libraries can play in disaster relief.
  • Dufner Wins PGA Championship Over Furyk
    Jason Dufner has won his first major golf title with a two-stroke victory over Jim Furyk at the PGA Championship. Dufner bogeyed the final two holes Sunday for a 2-under 68 that was good enough to hold off the 2003 U.S. Open champion. The winning score was 10-under 270.
  • Mexican Court Frees Drug Lord In DEA Agent's Death
    The U.S. is furious over Mexico's early release of jailed drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero — who was serving a 40 year sentence for murdering a U.S. drug enforcement agent in 1985. Renee Montagne talks to Tracy Wilkinson, of the Los Angeles Times, who recaps the case, the milestone it represented in U.S.-Mexican relations and why a Mexican court freed Quintero early.
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