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A Massachusetts woman unexpectedly gave birth at an unlikely place in Cape Cod

A Massachusetts woman gave birth in traffic this month, then cut the umbilical cord in the most New England of places: a Dunkin' parking lot.

Sunday Puzzle: Major U.S. cities

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: A test of WI-T

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WFDD listener John Dudley of Winston Salem, N.C.

Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chairwoman of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers remarks during a hearing on Oct. 13, 2022. (Also pictured are Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Adam Kinzinger.)

Liz Cheney, focused on stopping Trump, hasn't ruled out 3rd-party presidential run

The former representative says a second Trump presidency would be an "existential threat" to democracy: "There's simply no defense, no excuse for putting that power back in the hands of Donald Trump."

Kidnapped, Then Forced Into The Sideshow: The True Story Of The Muse Brothers

Journalist Beth Macy talks about George and Willie Muse, black albino brothers who were born in the Jim Crow South and were forced to become circus freaks. Her new book, Truevine, retells their story.

Artists Disturbed And Inspired By Syria's Violence

Three one-act plays recently performed in Beirut are based on the actual words of Syrians. The show was performed in a bunkerlike space to replicate the conditions artists making such work endure. The actress could not be named. A TV series also takes on Syrian politics — Top Goon is an ensemble of finger puppets who lampoon President Bashar Assad. The filmmakers are also anonymous. To be caught with one of these puppets might be worse than being caught with a stinger missile.

Korean American rap artist, Dumbfoundead performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on March 26.

Dumbfoundead: A Rising Star In A Genre In Transition

Despite the prominence of Asian artists in several aspects of hip-hop, they're still not the most visible performers in the genre. Dumbfoundead wants to be an exception.

Rebel supporters burn books on the philosophy of Gadhafi in Tripoli on Saturday. Libyan rebel leaders say they're negotiating with regime loyalists in holdout towns.

In Libya, Gas Prices Rise As Rebels Seek Control

Libyan rebels fought Saturday for control of a major supply road to the capital, seizing a border crossing with Tunisia and strengthening their hold on the oil-rich country as they hunt for Moammar Gadhafi.

A woman bearing a picture of a relative killed during bloody anti-government demonstrations this year waited outside the Cairo court where former President Hosni Mubarak's trial resumed Monday.

First Witnesses Testify In Mubarak's Trial

An Egyptian security official told the Cairo courtroom that neither former President Hosni Mubarak nor his interior minister had issued a shoot-to-kill order in connection with the deaths of more than 850 protesters earlier this year.

U.S. Postal Service mail delivery trucks sit idle at the Manassas post office in Virginia on Sept. 5.

Five Ways The Postal Service Could Reinvent Itself

With mail volumes falling and the nation's top postmaster projecting that the U.S. Postal Service could lose up to $10 billion this year, it's clear that the USPS is in dire need of an extreme makeover. Here are five ways to fix the system.

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