Mar 6th, 2010 · When Anousheh Ansari was a little girl in Tehran, she used to sleep on her family's balcony and look up at the stars as they twinkled over Mt. Damavand. In 2006, she became the first self-funded woman to fly on the International Space Station. She talks to host Scott Simon about her travels into space and about her new book, My Dream of Stars.
Feb 25th, 2010 · Mohammed Qari Zafar was among at least 13 people killed Wednesday in a CIA missile strike in the tribal region on the Pakistan border with Afghanistan, officials said. Zafar was wanted in the deadly 2006 bombing of the U.S. consulate in Karachi and suspected in the 2008 bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, which killed 54 people.
Feb 24th, 2010 · An Italian court convicted three current and former Google executives for privacy violations in a case that dealt directly with how the Internet is regulated in Italy. In 2006, students at an Italian school filmed and uploaded a clip to Google's Italian Web site showing them bullying a schoolmate with Down syndrome. The court ruled the victim's privacy had been violated, and sentenced three executives to six-month suspended sentences.
Feb 18th, 2010 · A suicide car bomb explodes outside the gate of the compound housing the governor's office, police headquarters and courts in downtown Ramadi, wounding at least 26 people. The compound was once the scene of daily attacks at the height of the insurgency in 2005 and 2006.
Feb 17th, 2010 · The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday it will ask federal mediators to let employees walk away from contract talks if there is no deal by March 8. The union has been negotiating over new contracts since 2006 and using federal mediators since 2008.
Feb 9th, 2010 · The Winter Olympics begin Friday in Vancouver, where speedskater Shani Davis hopes to add to the medals he won in 2006. Of his status as the first black athlete to win an individual event gold medal at the winter games, Davis said that while it's nice to be a pioneer, "I was just happy to accomplish my dreams and goals in speedskating."
Feb 9th, 2010 · The hourlong dance variety show Soul Train was the longest-running syndicated show in history when it signed off in 2006. Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quinones, one of the program's original dancers, celebrates Soul Train's 40th anniversary with a look back at the show's impact on fashion, dance and culture.
Jan 26th, 2010 · The British singer-songwriter made a splash in 2006 with her chart-topping single "Put Your Records On." Now, two years after the death of her husband, Rae returns with The Sea, and it's light-years ahead of what she'd done before. The album marks the arrival of a newly observant songwriter and an absolutely fearless singer.