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  • A boy stands on a pile of rocks used for the construction of new homes in the hills overlooking Camp Corail, just north of Port-au-Prince. Squatters are streaming into the area and setting up communities, with little government oversight.
    Despite Billions In Aid, Many Haitians Still Live In Squalid Camps
    Three years ago, a massive earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's capital city. Aid agencies from around the world pledged billions of dollars to help Haiti rebuild. But since then, many of the grand plans have fizzled, and some 350,000 Haitians still live in makeshift camps.
  • In a move for historical accuracy, recent German films like Christian Petzold's <em>Barbara </em>show a colorful, living version of communist East Germany. (Pictured: Nina Hoss as Barbara and Ronald Zehrfeld as Andre).
    In 'Barbara,' A New Look At Life Behind The Wall
    Already an awards-season staple, German historical dramas are moving beyond the horrors of the Third Reich and delving into the nuanced past of the former East Germany. Films like Christian Petzold's Barbara, a quiet story about a troubled young doctor, tell a different kind of history.
  • This brand-new neighborhood of mobile homes in New Milford, Conn., is home to 13 families from New York who relocated after Superstorm Sandy. They've agreed to move out after a year, and will have a chance to buy the mobile homes afterward.
    Superstorm Sandy Victims Resettle, Thanks To Small Town's Efforts
    A rural Connecticut town is now home to 13 families from Staten Island who lost everything after Superstorm Sandy — and more families are on the way. Locals and members of a megachurch helped build 20 mobile homes in New Milford, Conn., for the displaced families.
  • Thousands of food and clothing items are organized by Occupy Sandy volunteers in a school gymnasium in Rockaway Park, Queens, after Superstorm Sandy in November.
    The 'Second Disaster': Making Well-Intentioned Donations Useful
    After a crisis, not all of the help that's given is necessary: People send stuffed animals when they should be sending diapers. New ways of managing donations are now getting the appropriate help.
  • World War II Exhibit Asks Visitors, 'What Would You Do?'
    The National WWII Museum in New Orleans presents a range of real-life scenarios that give visitors a sense of the ethical — and often dangerous — decisions soldiers and civilians were forced to make during the war.
  • The Seedy Underbelly Of The Belle Epoque, 'Painted'
    The belle epoque was not particularly belle if you were poor and female — like the young girl who modeled for Edgar Degas' famous sculpture, The Little Dancer, Aged 14. A new novel by Cathy Marie Buchanan tells the story of that girl, ballet student Marie van Goethem.
  • A Nightmarish Week For Boeing's Dreamliner
    With brake issues, fuel leaks and a battery fire in three separate incidents, it has not been a good week for the Boeing Dreamliner. Host Scott Simon talks with New York Times op-ed columnist Joe Nocera about troubles that have beset the new Boeing 787 this past week.
  • Poor Driving Conditions Reported On NM Highways
    Difficult driving conditions due to winter weather are reported on parts of Interstate 25 and some other highways in northeastern New Mexico.The…
  • Aztec Approves Permit For 1st New Gas Well In 2013
    City commissioners in Aztec approved a permit for the first new gas well planned this year within the city.The Farmington Daily Times reports…
  • Library Of Congress To Get NM PBS 'Bataan' Footage
    New Mexico PBS has been asked to submit the unedited footage of interviews from a television program on the Bataan Death March to the Library of…
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