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  • When Superstorm Sandy came ashore, Bellevue Hospital was quickly submerged. Inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency marked the flood line in the basement with orange tape or spray paint. In some areas, water was 14 feet deep.
    Bellevue Hospital's Slow Comeback After Superstorm Sandy
    Repairs to the New York City hospital are expected to allow a full reopening in early February. Engineers have been working around the clock to make everything is ready. Bellevue hasn't been able to care for trauma patients since the storm. That has put a strain on neighboring hospitals.
  • Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition
    The bacteria that live in humans' guts influence weight gain and health. By studying twins in Malawi, scientists have found that changes in this microbial community may also turn malnutrition into a fatal condition.
  • Butch Morris leads a conduction at the 2007 Skopje Jazz Festival in Macedonia.
    Remembering Butch Morris, The Man Who Conducted Improvisation
    The jazz musician was beloved by his fellow artists and acclaimed by critics and fans for his ability to spontaneously coerce music from an ensemble. Working with musicians of all stripes, he pioneered a system of real-time arranging he called Conduction. He was 65.
  • Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite's new collaborative album is titled <em>Ge</em><em>t Up!</em>
    Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy
    The multifaceted singer-songwriter and the harmonica legend team up on a new album of original blues songs, Get Up!
  • President Obama shakes hands with his nominee to head the Defense Department, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, at the White House on Jan. 7. John Brennan, Obama's choice for director of the CIA, looks on.
    Cabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War
    The White House has emphasized that incoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel — both Vietnam veterans — understand the full cost of war. President Obama says that makes them the right choice for their jobs, as the U.S. moves away from big wars to a targeted approach.
  • Kids Count report shows child well being slips
    The latest report on child well-being in Michigan finds more children living in poverty. The Kids Count report released Wednesday finds child poverty went…
  • Super Bowl Attracts Battle Of Craft Breweries
    This Sunday's Super Bowl is a contest between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. So Maryland's Flying Dog Brewery made a bet with Anchor Brewing of San Francisco. The loser must pour the winner's beer in its taproom for a week.
  • Jack DeJohnette.
    A 'Special Edition' Box Set Of Jack DeJohnette And Band
    A new four-CD set highlighting the music of the jazz keyboardist and drummer contains two discs that are gems and another two that have their moments.
  • Blue Cross reform on again in Lansing
    State lawmakers are trying again to reform Michigan’s largest health insurer. The Gongwer News Service reports that the Senate unanimously approved a…
  • A shop in Tahrir Square is spray-painted with the word "twitter" after the government shut off Internet access in February 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
    'Distant Witness': Social Media's 'Journalism Revolution'
    When protests broke out across North Africa and the Middle East, NPR senior strategist Andy Carvin followed the events in real time online. In his book Distant Witness, Carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a new form of journalism where people on the ground controlled the news.
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