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  • Ramon Miller (left) of the Bahamas crosses the finish line ahead of Team USA's Angelo Taylor to win the 4x400m relay gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
    U.S. Men's 400m Relay Team Claims Silver, As Bahamas Win Gold
    The Bahamas men's team has won the 4x400m relay, edging past a surprisingly quick U.S. team to take the gold medal. It was the first gold medal for any male athlete from the Bahamas. The quartet ran a time of 2:56.72, setting a national record. The U.S. set a season best of 2:57.05 to take silver.
  • Spanglish, a mixture of English and Spanish, has been spoken for more than a century. A sign in Spanglish advertises a yard sale in Los Angeles in 2009.
    Puedes Believe It? Spanglish Gets In El Dictionary
    The Royal Spanish Academy, considered the authority on the Spanish language, has recently approved the new term "Espanglish." While some applaud the academy for recognizing a language that's been spoken for more than a century, critics say the word's "deformed" definition is insulting.
  • Fareed Zakaria.
    Time, CNN Suspend Fareed Zakaria's Column, After Plagiarism Claim
    Zakaria apologized for a passage that appeared to be lifted from a New Yorker piece.
  • David Rakoff, the author of <em>Half Empty, Don't Get Too Comfortable </em>and <em>Fraud, </em>was a frequent contributor to <em>This American Life</em>. He died Thursday at the age of 47.
    David Rakoff Saw The World In All Its Dark Beauty
    Known for his sobering honesty and biting wit, David Rakoff said it was healthy to employ "a certain kind of clear-eyed examination of the world as it is." Rakoff died Thursday in New York City after a long battle with cancer. He was 47.
  • Seeing The World Through The Olympic Rings [Infographic]
    Using only the rings of the Olympic logo, artist Gustavo Sousa strips down world statistics to illustrate global disparities, including those for population, obesity, carbon dioxide emissions and Coco-Cola sales. What would the medal count for the 2012 Olympics look like in this infographic style?
  • Carmelita Jeter of the United States receives the relay baton fom Bianca Knight of the United States on their way to winning gold in the Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final Friday.
    In World Record Time, Americans Take Gold In Women's 4X100 Relay
    It was a perfect performance that ended a 16-year drought for the United States in this event.
  • Late, Late at Night - A Memoir
    A long awaited memoir by Grammy Award-winning pop icon Rick Springfield Late, Late at Night is a surprisingly candid look at the writer and performer's…
  • Who's Carl This Time?
    Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: A Difficult Parking Job, A Harry Situation, and Is It Hot In Here?
  • Panel Round Two
    More questions for the panel: Broadcasters Gone Wild, A Buzzworthy Story, and What's Really Happening Under the Water.
  • Marian McPartland hosted NPR's <em>Piano Jazz </em>for 33 years.
    Marian McPartland's Storied Life, Told 'In Good Time'
    The jazz pianist and longtime host of NPR's Piano Jazz tells her story in a new documentary full of archival footage, family photos and interviews.
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