Search results for

Former prosecutor Jeff Chamberlain gave up his briefcase five years ago for a life in baseball. He shares stories of his new life as an umpire in a semi-pro league.

Paul Rusesabagina has been hailed worldwide as a hero for saving more than 1,000 people at a hotel he managed in Rwanda in 1994. His story was portrayed in the critically lauded movie Hotel Rwanda, starring Don Cheadle. Rusesabagina often speaks out on the issue of debt relief for African nations including Uganda, Benin and Rwanda.

In his Thursday night press conference, President Bush cited a proposed change to Social Security called progressive indexing. The measure would cut promised benefits significantly for about 70 percent of future retirees.

First Lady Laura Bush spent three days on the West Coast this week, promoting her initiative to help America's youth -- in particular, America's young men. NPR's David Greene has this report of Mrs. Bush's trip.

Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic Party, has once again made news. And, once again, it's because of something he has said. His colorful description of Republicans may have caused some Democratic leaders to wince. But party support outside of Washington, D.C., remains strong.

The G8 group of industrialized nations wipes out $40 billion in debt owed by 18 poor nations. Most are in sub-Saharan Africa. Some observers say much bigger steps are still needed. British officials will push for a larger effort at G8 talks in Scotland, coming in July.

On Saturday, finance ministers from eight of the world's wealthiest nations formally agreed to cancel the debt owed to international agencies by 18 of the world's poorest countries -- most of them in Africa. The total owed by those nations is at least $40 billion. Salih Booker, executive director of the advocacy group Africa Action, describes the ways the debt-relief deal may help the continent's neediest citizens.

In 2000, Jill Scott's critically acclaimed, platinum-selling debut CD pushed the R&B singer into the spotlight. Scott's latest project tackles a different, yet equally lyrical genre: poetry. She shares her personal poetry collection in The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours.

John Thune, the freshman senator from South Dakota became a hero in the Republican Party last year when he toppled Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle. Thune said that, as an ally of President Bush, he would make things happen for South Dakotans. But the Pentagon's decision to close Ellsworth Air Force Base has put him on the defensive.

An ambitious new project just offshore from the United Arab Emirates capital city of Dubai hopes to re-create the geography of the globe. The project, named "The World," consists of 300 man-made islands grouped roughly into continents and countries.