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The CRH2 China Railways high-speed bullet train, departing a Shanghai station in February 2007, is capable of speeds of more than 150 mph.

Full Steam Ahead For China's Rail Links Abroad?

China has ambitious plans for expanding high-speed rail systems throughout Southeast Asia and to Europe. And though Beijing is offering to foot much of the bill, negotiating the politics of building the rail links is tricky.

Obama's Foreign Policy, Take Two

As President Barack Obama prepares to enter a second term, he faces a host of foreign policy issues. Syria presents an immediate crisis, China poses a strategic challenge and tensions with Iran continue to escalate.

In his final speech from the White House, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that an arms race would take resources from other areas -- such as building schools and hospitals.

Ike's Warning Of Military Expansion, 50 Years Later

On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces.

In 'Muzzled,' Williams Tells His Side Of The Story

The journalist Juan Williams is out with a new book this week. In it, he makes the case that his acrimonious termination last fall by NPR is part of a larger and ominous pattern of suppressing undesired voices.

Indie Truckers: Keep Big Brother Out Of My Cab

Saying they resent both the cost and the intrusion, some truckers are resisting a proposal that would mandate electronic monitoring of their time behind the wheel. Advocates say the monitors will boost safety.

San Diego Entrepreneur Creates Kid-Friendly Site for Safe Web Exploration

A new kid-friendly Web site created by a San Diego company hopes to promote childrens interest while keeping them safe online. KidZui uses computerized and human filters to allow kids a safe inter

A soldier cries at a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, for the victims of the shootings at the Army post.

Fort Hood Report Backs Discipline For Officers

The just-completed report recommends several officers be reprimanded or admonished for their failures in overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan, NPR has learned. Hasan is charged with killing 13 people in a November shooting rampage.

Hand-holding causes levels of the stress hormone cortisol to drop, says Matt Hertenstein, an experimental psychologist at DePauw University in Indiana. This couple joined hands while protesting offshore oil drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill during a Hands Across the Sand event in Gulfport, Miss.

Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch

A simple, supportive touch leads to a surge of events in the heart, head and hormones. Studies suggest that touch can improve performance in students and athletes, make patients like their doctors more, and earn waitresses larger tips.

Roald Dahl: The Story Of The 'Storyteller'

Readers know Roald Dahl through his books, specifically his children's stories. But Donald Sturrock's Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl delves much deeper into the life of the famed author.

Customers choose their meals at the Restaurant of the Future.

The Restaurant Of The Future: A Living Lab

In the Netherlands, the Restaurant of the Future, co-owned by Wageningen University, uses video cameras and scales to keep close tabs on diners' behavior. To eat there, you have to sign a research waiver.

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