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  • MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority) traffic enforcers patrol a street on their Segway vehicles in a 2011 photo. During a visit by Pope Francis next week, they are being asked to wear adult diapers so they won't have to leave their posts.
    When You Gotta Go: Manila Police Asked To Use Diapers During Pope's Visit
    The city's "traffic enforcers" will be on duty for up to 24 hours at a stretch during the pontiff's visit, with no time to run to the toilet.
  • Stephane Charbonnier, the editor of <em>Charlie Hebdo, </em>poses with his magazine on Sept. 19, 2012. The magazine, which was attacked today, is part of a long tradition of French satire.
    'Charlie Hebdo,' A Magazine Of Satire, Mocks Politics, Religion
    The publication that was the target of a deadly attack is part of a long tradition of French satire dating to the days before the French Revolution.
  • At Least 12 Die In Shooting At Magazine's Paris Office; Suspects Named
    President Francois Hollande said this was a "terrorist operation." Back in 2011, Charlie Hebdo printed a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad. Its office was destroyed by a firebomb.
  • Needle Exchange Program Creates Black Market In Clean Syringes
    Some drug users in Philadelphia are reselling syringes they get for free at needle exchanges. That's illegal, but researchers say the practice still helps prevent the spread of diseases like HIV.
  • Prosecutor Locks Up Young Witnesses
    The victim is 16. One of the accused murderers is 14. And the two witnesses are 15 and 16. A local prosecutor in Pennsylvania wants to make sure the witnesses are safe and will show up to testify. So he's locked them up.
  • Stiltsville, Florida
    NPR's Philip Davis reports on Stiltsville, one of Miami's most historical landmarks. Stiltsville has a collection of wooden houses that sit above water on posts set into Biscayne Bay. But neglect and two Hurricanes have left only seven structures standing...and now the U.S. Park Service wants to take over Stiltsville. But fans of the Miami icon are trying to fight back.
  • Americans Reading Less for Fun
    A study finds that in 2002, only 52 percent of America's young adults read a book voluntarily.
  • Luck Be A Lentil Tonight! What The World Eats To Welcome The New Year
    From Italy to Japan to the Philippines, people will hope for happiness, health and wealth as they sit down to a New Year's meal. Sometimes that last wish is expressed as actual money in the food.
  • Libyan rebels returned from the battlefield outside the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on Tuesday.
    Libyan Foreign Minister Quits, Arrives In Britain
    Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, one of the most senior members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime, arrived at Farnborough Airport on Wednesday from Tunisia. The development came the same day Britain joined the U.S. and France in saying it is willing to consider arming Libyan rebels.
  • Libyan rebels returned from the battlefield outside the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on Tuesday.
    Libyan Foreign Minister Quits, Arrives In Britain
    Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, one of the most senior members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime, arrived at Farnborough Airport on Wednesday from Tunisia. The development came the same day Britain joined the U.S. and France in saying it is willing to consider arming Libyan rebels.
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