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How Bob Filner managed to alienate so many people in a long political career and cause even his staunchest supporters to turn against him.

The Adventures of Captain Save a Hood

Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators flooded into Cairo's main square Tuesday for what organizers hoped would be a "march of a million people" to demand President Mubarak's removal from power.

No Surprises as 'King's Speech' Tops List

The colorful rinds and pungent odors of a washed-rind cheese can be off-putting. But hidden inside is a sweet, creamy treat that transforms classic comfort foods.

San Diego's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival

NPR producer Art Silverman uncovers New Jersey's filthy situation: the Passaic River. U.S. manufacturing was jump-started along its banks. Now the river is so toxic, part of it is a superfund site, and much of the rest is, as one writer puts it, "a toilet."

There's a way to dramatically cut the deficit -- by simply letting the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire. But President Obama has vowed not to raise taxes on most Americans, a pledge that would add billions to the deficit every year. And, fiscal watchdogs note, the "Bush tax cuts" would then become Obama's.

The modern funeral industry is based on an unsustainable model which uses toxic chemicals and buries tons of wood, steel and reinforced concrete in cemeteries. But change is coming for those concerned about the environment in the form of biodegradable urns and caskets and new processes for cremation.

Charles Ives biographer Jan Swafford traces the life of the New England insurance executive who forever transformed the American symphony.