Staff Sgt. Marti Ribeiro interviews an Army sergeant while embedded with a combat unit in Afghanistan. Courtesy of Marti Ribeiro hide caption

Republican Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia speaks to people demonstrating against the health care bill Saturday on the U.S. Capitol steps. Lauren Victoria Burke/AP hide caption

Nine-year-old Yaripsa Gonzalez (foreground) suffered stomachaches and insomnia in the days after the quake. She lives with her three siblings and her parents in a neighborhood on the northern edge of Santiago. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption

Over the past several decades, many states and local governments made pension promises that will be expensive to keep. Now, they're struggling to fund their obligations. iStockphoto.com hide caption

A martini from Washington, D.C.'s Bombay Club. May-Ying Lam/NPR hide caption

The Slovakian husband-and-wife band Longital flew in a long way to play SXSW 2010. Ivana Lipovska hide caption

In 2003, graffiti artist Tony Quan was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, leaving virtually every muscle in his body paralyzed except for his eyes. EyeWriter.org hide caption