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  • Tall Buildings
    Noah talks to architect Cesar Pelli about the world's tallest buildings. Pelli designed what is currently the world's tallest: the Petronas Towers in Malaysia. Those will soon be dwarfed by a tower in Shanghai, China. And Donald Trump has plans for a still-taller skyscraper in lower Manhattan. Pelli's own design for a 2,000-foot tall building in Chicago has remained un-built since it was unveiled in 1989. Pelli says there are a lot of hurdles for skyscrapers to overcome before completion. He says with extremely tall buildings, the architect must view the process as adding a story at the BOTTOM, not the top -- to account for all the services, wires, elevators, and so forth that go into making a building work.
  • The Great Pumpkin Drop
    The results are in: teams Ramrod and Trampoleen are the winners of Ball State University's second annual Pumpkin Drop. See photos of the pumpkin-protecting winning designs and hear the sound of winning pumpkins.
  • Doubts Arise on Border Battle's Tie to Bin Laden Aide
    Pakistani troops are in the fifth day of a fierce battle with al Qaeda fighters near the Afghan border. But doubts arise that Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy, is the focus of the fighting. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer.
  • Emily Sisson, from the United States, runs to a second place finish in the women's division of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
    Emily Sisson sets a record for American women at the Chicago Marathon
    Benson Kipruto of Kenya was first in the men's division while Ruth Chepngetich, also of Kenya, led the women's division. Sisson finished second.
  • A surveyor records results from a pipeline sonogram. Walls with less than 20 percent of their original thickness are flagged.
    BP Weighs Answers to Alaskan Pipeline Corrosion
    Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski and other top officials tour the Prudhoe Bay oil pipelines, which have been crippled by corrosion discovered on Sunday. Lost production at Prudhoe Bay, America's largest oilfield, has sent oil prices to record levels.
  • What America Pays In Taxes
    How much did people in your income bracket pay in taxes? And what was the government's total tax take, from all sources?
  • FILE - Ralph Earnhardt (75), far left, starts to spin out as he attempts to pass Emanuel Zervakis (20) on the first turn during the Rebel 300 auto race at the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C., May 14, 1962. The other drivers are Johnny Allen (47) and Ned Jarrett (11). Darlington Raceway is going back to racing's roots for its latest NASCAR throwback next May. The track announced Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, that the latest edition to celebrate NASCAR history will focus on the roots of racing and origin stories of drivers who began their journey to the national series through grassroots/local track racing.(AP Photo/Spencer Jones, File)
    Darlington Raceway's next NASCAR throwback weekend going back to racing's roots
    Darlington Raceway is going back to NASCAR's racing roots. The track announced that its latest throwback weekend in May will celebrate grassroots racing and how racers at the NASCAR's top national series began on local track.
  • The Grateful Dead open up the final day of the US Festival in San Bernardino, Ca. early Sunday morning on Sept. 5, 1982. Guitarist Jerry Garcia, right, and drummer Mickey Hart play music spanning two decades to an enthusiastic crowd of rock and roll fans. (Lennox Mclendon/AP)
    Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux explains how he finds gems in thousands of hours of live shows
    The Grateful Dead broke up when Jerry Garcia died almost 30 years ago, but the music never stopped. By some measures, the Dead are more popular than ever.
  • Soum Rithy (center left), who lost family members during the Khmer Rouge regime, and Chum Mey, a survivor of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, embrace after the verdicts were announced Thursday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
    Senior Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty Of Crimes Against Humanity
    The verdict is the first to be handed down against the top Khmer Rouge leadership. As many as 2 million people died in the regime's "killing fields." The two men will serve life in prison.
  • The Risk Of Brain Injuries Shifts As Children Grow Up
    For toddlers, the risk is in taking a fall. Teenagers need to worry about car accidents, sports injuries and assault. Knowing how risks change can help prevent fatal or disabling brain injuries.
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