All Things Considered
The Effect Of Rising Food Prices On Political Stability
Pam Simon, an outreach coordinator for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, smiles as she visits the congresswoman's Tucson office Friday only days after being shot in the wrist and chest during the rampage that critically injured Giffords. Nineteen people were shot, six fatally. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
A poster of outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his assassinated father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, decorates a street in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. The militant Shiite group Hezbollah has forced the creation of a new government after members pulled out of the Hariri-led national unity government. Mahmoud Zayat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Lance Cpl. Josh Apsey (second from left) takes a minute for one last photo with his wife, Carolyn (second from right), and parents, Vicki and Tom, before heading back to Afghanistan. Courtesy of the family hide caption
West Virginia State Police direct traffic at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va., on April 5. Jeff Gentner/AP hide caption
Crops are inundated by rising floodwaters west of Rockhampton, Australia. Janie Barrett/AP hide caption
Farewell, Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright. NiaD/Flickr hide caption