Search results for

President Obama is in Colombia Saturday, along with most other leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere. The president hopes to use this Summit of the Americas to highlight growing economic ties within the region. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, Obama made a swing-state pit stop in Tampa, Fla., on his way.

As the Summit of the Americas gets under way, there is one embarrassing incident which threatens to distract from international efforts to focus on trade and the economy. A dozen U.S. Secret Service agents have been sent home for alleged misconduct.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited the White House this week, and the two nations are meeting again at this weekend's Summit of the Americas. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center, about developments in U.S.-Brazil relations.

In Philadelphia, spring cleaning is a citywide effort. Among other things, residents are heading out Saturday to tidy up utility poles with advertisements for "cash for junk cars" and the like. Elizabeth Fiedler of member station WHYY reports on a competition to tear down as many illegal signs as possible.

The Lifeboat is the story of a ship sinking two years after the sinking of the Titanic. It's a first novel by a writer who waited years to publish, Charlotte Rogan. As the anniversary of the Titanic disaster looms, NPR's Lynn Neary examines the book and the whole Titanic oeuvre.

Sat. 4/ 14 12pm: Psychologist Gail Feldman has dealt with life-altering crises and has become stronger and wiser. She talks about finding ways to heal,…

From North Korea's failed missile test to one of the biggest scandals unraveling in China, weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with James Fallows of the Atlantic about the latest stories in the news.

A new poll shows women prefer Obama over Gov. Mitt Romney by 19 points. Even some Republican women say Democrats probably represent women's interests better. That perception problem is something many GOP leaders are trying to fight — luckily, some of them are women, too.

The midsection of the U.S. was wracked by storms and tornadoes overnight, with forecasts of more severe weather to come. Authorities have confirmed five deaths in northwest Oklahoma, where a tornado touched down early Sunday morning.

Imagine how cool would it be if, by some twist of time, the National Archives were to make available detailed census information from the future. Will we have melded with our machines, as one futurist predicts? Join us on a short (round)trip to 2080.