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How did bananas change the world? We speak to author Dan Koeppel about his new book “Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World.” Koeppel discusses the different kinds of bananas, where t

Sen. John Ensign told his Republican colleagues on Tuesday that he's sorry for having an affair with a married staffer. They say they accepted his apology. But the scandal is taking a toll on the senator's party back home.

Hurricane Gustav is being blamed for more than 80 deaths in the Caribbean over the past week as it swept across several countries.

Does Arnold Schwarzenegger rank among California's worst governors? Before leaving office, Schwarzenegger made a number of controversial appointments to paid state commissions, and reduced the prison sentence of a former lawmaker's son. We discuss the reduction of Esteban Nunez's16-year prison sentence, and Schwarzenegger's legacy.

Trouble the Water is one of the most powerful documentaries I've seen in a long time. It deservingly won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance last year, and is now getting a broadcast run on HBO (I watched it last night). Watch it On Demand, rent it (when it comes out), do what you have to do, but don't miss it.

Blindness takes place in an unnamed city whose unnamed inhabitants are struck, one by one, with a sudden "white blindness". The first victim goes blind…

European leaders hammered out a deal early Thursday morning to pull Greece back from the edge of default and provide a bigger buffer of cash for other vulnerable EU countries. The details, though, remain to be worked out, and many experts question whether meltdowns will spread across the Eurozone.

South African voters showed up at the polls in record numbers Wednesday in an election that has stirred more excitement than any since the election of Nelson Mandela ended the apartheid era 15 years ago.

Organic apple farmers keep their fruit free of worms by spraying their trees with a naturally occuring virus. But insects in some orchards in Germany have developed resistance to this biological insecticide and farmers are concerned.

By the end of this year, half the world's population will live in cities, according to the U.N., and the proportion will only increase. Morning Edition begins an occasional examination of the world's cities with a series of profiles from Karachi, Pakistan's economic powerhouse.