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  • Police Say Railroad Robbers Got Away With Pork
    Police are on the hunt for the bandits who robbed a Union Pacific Railroad car after it made an emergency stop in Victorville, Calif. They made off with 20 boxes. Police told the Victorville Daily Press that the robbers couldn't have known what was in the car; they made off with $200 worth of pigs feet.
  • The SpongeBob Study
    This program was re-broadcast Monday, February 13 at 3pm.Psychologist Angeline Lillard had been examining story lines of different children's TV shows…
  • <p>Father Tomasz Trafny of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture and Dr. Robin Smith, the CEO of NeoStem, last year announced a partnership to explore adult stem cell research. </p>
    Vatican To Host Stem Cell Research Conference
    The Catholic Church invested $1 million to form a joint foundation with an adult stem cell research company, and its first project is a conference with scientists to discuss the future of stem cell therapies. Some in the scientific community believe the Vatican is trying to undercut embryonic stem cell research.
  • An elderly Chinese man and woman chat at a park in Shanghai. Hundreds of elderly Shanghai residents make their way to IKEA twice a week for an informal lonely hearts club.
    At IKEA In Shanghai, Do-It-Yourself Matchmaking
    Hundreds of elderly residents visit an IKEA in Shanghai to chat, drink free coffee and look for partners. They have turned it into an informal and occasionally rowdy lonely hearts club, and though store managers would like them to leave, they are too polite to kick them out.
  • <p>A sign that reads "recall" hangs on a statue in front of the Wisconsin state Capitol last month in Madison. Labor groups are making an effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker for his controversial union rights law.</p>
    In Wis., Focus Shifts From Union Law To Governor
    A law that limits some collective-bargaining rights shows no signs of disappearing. Critics are now focused on recalling Gov. Scott Walker, but the governor and his allies say the law is working.
  • Head Of Ariz. Redistricting Commission Fired
    Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and the state Senate ousted the chairwoman of the state's redistricting commission citing "gross misconduct" and "neglect of duty" in her job. The chairwoman, Colleen Mathis, is the lone independent on the commission.
  • Intelligent Design
    By Nancy Kinghttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wmra/local-wmra-710231.mp3Charlottesville, VA – The arguments over teaching religion in…
  • Bike Safety
    By Michelle Hilgarthttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wmra/local-wmra-712477.mp3Charlottesville, VA – Musings on Charlottesville's recent…
  • Singing in the Shower
    By Hannah Firdyiwekhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wmra/local-wmra-718867.mp3Charlottesville, VA – One woman belts her way through any…
  • Good to Great for Non-Profits
    By Nancy Kinghttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wmra/local-wmra-719320.mp3Charlottesville, VA – The non-profit sector of the American…
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