Mar 17th, 2010 · Tell Me More takes a look at the Irish-American hip-hop group House of Pain in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day. Lead man Everlast looks back at the enduring nature of their hit "Jump Around" and what it meant to break out as an Irish-American hip-hop group in the early 1990s.
Mar 16th, 2010 · Anti-smoking campaigns have had success reducing smoking, and since the 1990s smoking among youth has also declined. However, public health messages about exercise and healthy eating don't seem to be having an affect yet. Kids are developing adult diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.
Mar 12th, 2010 · American Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title in Germany. The U.S. Olympian, who won the final super-G of the season Friday, also won titles in the downhill, the super-G and combined events this season. She is the first woman to win three straight overall titles since Petra Kronberger of Austria in 1990-92.
Mar 7th, 2010 · This season's pop-music options range from a throwback to the 1990s by the Dutch band Bettie Seveert, to a cool new groove from Texas soulstress Erykah Badu. Pop music critic Maura Johnston gives NPR's Guy Raz her picks of new singles to listen for in the months ahead.
Feb 26th, 2010 · A new study concludes that California's biggest networks of doctors and hospitals caused insurers to pump up hospitals' fees twice as quickly as the national average in recent years. A consolidation wave beginning in the late 1990s gave doctors and hospitals more leverage.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Though movies like the 1990 mob tale Goodfellas put the spotlight on government informants, in reality, the ties between snitches and their handlers are rarely that transparent. Critics say the government often uses, then discards informants — and they want to see more safeguards.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Though movies like the 1990 mob tale Goodfellas put the spotlight on government informants, in reality, the ties between snitches and their handlers are rarely that transparent. Critics say the government often uses, then discards informants — and they want to see more safeguards.
Feb 10th, 2010 · Since the mid-1990s, the number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder has increased a staggering 4,000 percent. But some psychiatrists have long argued the label has created a flood of misdiagnosis. An industry working group proposes what it says is a better definition of what these children, torn apart by their own anger, are going through.