Dec 15th, 2008 · From the Rockettes to the giant tree at Rockefeller Center, New York glitters with Christmastime traditions. One is a bit off the beaten path: The Nativity scene at St. Athanasius Catholic Church in Brooklyn. It began 40 years ago with an Italian immigrant who created a small display. It has grown with hundreds of shepherds, peasants and little houses — though still just one baby Jesus.
Nov 6th, 2008 · The Republican Party was beaten badly in Tuesday's elections. Many Republicans are calling for the party to reexamine itself. Ross Douthat is a senior editor at The Atlantic and he co-authored Grand New Party. He tells Steve Inskeep that the party has to go back to focusing on the working-class and come up with conservative solutions to their problems.
Oct 21st, 2008 · A former Chicago police lieutenant was arrested Tuesday and charged with lying about the alleged torture of suspects. For decades, criminal suspects on Chicago's south side complained they'd been beaten and abused while being interrogated by detectives.
Oct 16th, 2008 · Robbie Coltrane, best known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, takes time away from potions and spells to talk about his new DVD. In Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain, he drives on country roads from London to Glasgow, Scotland, to reveal a different side of Britain.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Maher Arar, a telecommunications engineer with dual Canadian and Syrian citizenship, was detained during a stop-over in JFK Airport in 2002 and deported to a Syrian prison, where he was locked up and beaten for almost a year.
Jul 11th, 2008 · A group of Iraqi civilians was paid $6 million for being beaten and tortured by British troops in 2003. John F. Burns of the New York Times discusses the significance of the payment.
Jul 8th, 2008 · Bullying can be a common childhood challenge, but recent cases have left kids badly beaten or even dead. And confrontations are no longer restricted to the playground, but have taken form in cyberspace as well. Mocha Moms Jolene Ivey and Leslie Morgan Steiner, and guests moms Danette Tucker and Cathie Deadrich discuss how parents can intervene to keep their kids safe.
Jul 7th, 2008 · After winning the Wimbledon men's final five years in a row, Roger Federer was beaten Sunday by Spain's Rafael Nadal in the longest and possibly greatest men's final in the tournament's history.