Mo Rocca didn't have the chance to learn his grandmother's recipes before she passed away. So he's doing the next best thing: In My Grandmother's Ravioli, he asks other people's grandparents to teach him how to cook.
Mo Rocca Learns From The Masters: Grandparents
()Every Sunday, Mo Rocca's grandmother made homemade ravioli for the family dinner. He says he deeply regrets not learning her recipes before she passed away. In My Grandmother's Ravioli, Rocca asks other people's grandparents to teach him how to cook.
Middle East
Syrian Violence Choking Off Opposition's Supplies()
February 19, 2012 Activists say hundreds of Syrians, perhaps more than a thousand, have been killed in President Bashar al-Assad's brutal offensive. The situation may be about to get worse; food and medical supplies are growing short as the violence mounts.
Technology
Building A Village Starts With Building The Tractor()
February 19, 2012 Do-it-yourselfers have made everything from bamboo bicycles to 3-D printers, but nothing as ambitious as the Open Source Ecology project. On a farm in northwest Missouri, tractors and other industrial machines are made from scratch, with detailed plans on how to do it yourself shared online.
The Record
In Newark, Fans Mourn Whitney Houston()
February 19, 2012 As the singer was laid to rest in a celebrity-filled funeral, fans in her hometown took to the streets to offer memories.
Sunday Puzzle
Two States Enter, One Four-Letter Word Leaves()
February 19, 2012 Every answer consists of two adjoining U.S. states. Each clue is a four-letter word formed by one or more letters starting one of the state names plus one or more letters starting the other state name. For example, given "mist," the answer would be "Mississippi" and "Tennessee," or "Missouri" and "Tennessee."
Movie Interviews
Poland's Holland, Exploring Holocaust History Again()
February 19, 2012 Poland's official Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film is director Agnieszka Holland's third film set during the Holocaust. Holland discusses characters with contradictions and why this story compelled her to revisit a subject she had decided not to return to.
The Message Machine
Santorum Shows He'll Fire Back In Michigan Ad Wars()
February 19, 2012 Unlike the other GOP candidates who've emerged to take on Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and the superPAC supporting him seem to have the resources to fight back. The battle is taking place on the airwaves in Michigan, which along with Arizona holds its primary Feb. 28.
Africa
'Enough Is Enough,' Say Senegalese Rappers()
February 19, 2012 Senegal's capital of Dakar remains jittery, with demonstrators and police locked in running street battles. Some of the protests have been led by rap artists, who are mobilizing the youth and putting pressure on Senegal's leader to step down.
Author Interviews
'King Peggy': A Cinderella Story — With A Twist()
February 19, 2012 In her new book, Peggielene Bartels describes going from secretary at the U.S. Embassy to king of a fishing village in Ghana. Dividing her time between Otuam and Washington, D.C., she straddles two cultures — and says she loves every bit of it.
Books
At Last, They See: E-Books 'Democratize' Publishing()
February 19, 2012 Not known as a hotbed of experimentation, the world of publishing has been slow to embrace the transition from print to digital. But in New York this past week, the publishers who gathered were more interested in exploring new ideas than arguing about the death of books.
Music Interviews
Sleigh Bells: Something To Shout About()
February 19, 2012 Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss discuss the roots of their creative partnership, shouting as a natural extension of singing and their new album, Reign of Terror.
