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In 'Out Of Line,' The Many, Many Acts Of Jules Feiffer

At 86, Jules Feiffer has drawn comic strips, written books and plays, and is now experimenting with graphic novels. A new compilation, Out of Line, takes an extensive look at his many careers.

Runners with the San Diego Running Meetup Group.

San Diego Named Third-Fittest City In The U.S.

The report by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Anthem Foundation was based on such criteria as park and recreation centers per capita and percentage of commuters who walk or ride bicycles.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., toured Manchester, N.H. on Friday. On Saturday, he spoke at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Is 'Having A Blast' As He Preps Presidential Run

Graham told NPR he knows he'll have to work to introduce himself to voters, despite his long tenure in politics.

Sex Ed Works Better When It Addresses Power In Relationships

Most school sex education programs stick to the nuts and bolts of biology. Teenagers who also talk about what makes for a good relationship are more likely to avoid pregnancy and STDs, a study finds.

Mahmoud Jaser was hit with shrapnel in the July 2014 attack. In this April photo he is surrounded by four of his sons: clockwise from upper left, Adham, Odai, Abdel Razik and Saqir.

Will Israel Charge Soldiers In Gaza Civilian Deaths?

Israel is investigating potential criminal actions by its troops last summer during the war against Hamas in Gaza, including three attacks that killed nearly 50 civilians taking refuge in schools.

A helicopter flies over a section of Baltimore affected by riots. Richard Rothstein writes that the recent unrest in Baltimore is the legacy of a century of federal, state, and local policies designed to "quarantine Baltimore's black population in isolated slums."

Historian Says Don't 'Sanitize' How Our Government Created The Ghettos

Historian Richard Rothstein studies residential segregation in America. His conclusion: "federal, state and local governments purposely created racial boundaries in these cities."

"That's a stupid question," House Speaker John Boehner said after a reporter asked him about Democratic claims that the GOP had cut Amtrak funding to unacceptable levels.

Lawmakers Spar Over Whether Amtrak Funding Cut Matters

"It's not about funding. The train was going twice the speed limit," said House Speaker John Boehner. Democrats advocated for an amendment that would fund advanced technology.

Boarded-up homes on Osage Avenue in Philadelphia. Thirty years ago this street was bombed in a standoff between MOVE and the Philadelphia police.

I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing

Philadelphia native Gene Demby was 4 years old when city police dropped a bomb on a house of black activists in his hometown. Thirty years later, he's still trying to make sense of it all.

Photo showing the neighborhood where the compound of the radical group MOVE was located.

I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing

Philly native Gene Demby was four years old when city police dropped a bomb on a house of black activists in his hometown. Thirty years later, he's still trying to make sense of it all.

Astronomer Chris Impey examines the possibilities of the universe in his new book <em>Beyond</em>. "I like the idea that the universe — the boundless possibility of 20 billion habitable worlds — has led to things that we can barely imagine," he says. In the 1970s, NASA Ames conducted several space colony studies, commissioning renderings of the giant spacecraft which could house entire cities.

The Great 'Beyond': Contemplating Life, Sex And Elevators In Space

Astronomer Chris Impey discusses the future of space travel, sex in space and the connection between science and Buddhism. Impey is the author of Beyond: Our Future in Space.

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