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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The Salt
Eating Eyeballs: Taboo, Or Tasty?
March 6, 2013 Sit down to eat in Iceland, and you might be served boiled sheep's head, complete with the eye. In some cultures eyeballs are considered a culinary treat, but for most of us they're still in the category of "eww."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Supreme Court's 'Heavyweight'
March 6, 2013 In a profile of Ginsburg for this week's New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin describes how the incremental philosophy of litigation that helped her win many precedent-setting women's rights cases as a lawyer is reflected in her career as a Supreme Court justice.
The Two-Way
Valerie Harper, TV's 'Rhoda,' Reveals She Has Terminal Brain Cancer
March 6, 2013 Now 73, the actress tells People magazine that she doesn't think about dying. She thinks about "being here now." Doctors have told her she has about three months to live, Harper says.
The Two-Way
Storm Brings Season's Heaviest Snowfall To Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
March 6, 2013 Winter storm Saturn, which has already left Chicago digging out from 10 inches, is expected to dump more snow on Maryland and Virginia.
A Chicago Bridge Gets A Complicated Overhaul
March 6, 2013 The Wells Street drawbridge carries cars, buses, bikes, pedestrians and elevated trains across the Chicago River. Half of the 91-year-old bridge will be replaced in just nine days. The project is so complex that one Chicago transportation official compares it to open heart surgery.
U.S.
With Adaptive Skiing, Disabled People No Longer Left Out In The Cold
March 6, 2013 KUNMAs the fresh snow falls in New Mexico's ski resorts and mild temperatures welcome visitors into the region, new ski enthusiasts are making their way to the mountain tops. Some ski resorts now offer lessons to people with disabilities, and owners say not only is it a great equalizer, it's also increasing business.
Working Late: Older Americans On The Job
For Midwife, 71, Delivering Babies Never Gets Old
March 6, 2013 Sometimes you can't retire even if you want to. For Dian Sparling, a nurse midwife, there's no one to take over her practice. But at 71, delivering babies on call is harder than it used to be. "It would be horrible if I had to do this and stay up all night and I didn't love what I do," she says.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
The Two-Way
Judge Intervenes In Heated Battle Over Alabama's Education Bill
March 5, 2013 A judge has blocked Alabama's governor from signing a school choice bill, after a lawsuit alleged that lawmakers bypassed state rules when they substantially revised the legislation in committee. A vote on the bill was marked by confusion, anger, and accusations of "sleaziness" and "hypocrisy."
The Two-Way
At 106, Man Finally Gets An Elusive High School Diploma
March 5, 2013 Fred Butler has done many things in his 106 years, from serving in two military theaters of World War II to helping raise five children. But he had never gone to high school, or earned a diploma — the result of leaving school after the eighth grade to work full-time in a print shop to help support his family.
The Two-Way
Green Jacket Auction Halted After Augusta National Asserts Ownership
March 5, 2013 Augusta National Golf Club says the jacket won by Art Wall Jr. in 1959 was later stolen; a Florida collector and a Texas auction house insist the jacket was obtained legally and can be sold to the highest bidder.
