Pistorius Falls To Britain's Peacock In 200 Meters; American Browne Is Second
In one of the most closely watched events at the London Paralympics, South African Oscar Pistorius failed in his attempt to win the 100-meter sprint and regain his title as the world's fastest amputee...
View Article2012 Paralympics Best-Attended Since Games Began
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This year's Paralympics have been the best-attended games since the movement began back in 1960. Over 4,200 athletes from 164 countries are taking part in games that...
View ArticleA Year After War Wound, American Wins Paralympics
The first thing you need to know about Navy Lt. Brad Snyder is that he's a bit intense. If you go to the U.S. Naval Academy, swim competitively, and make the cut for the Navy's elite bomb-disposal...
View ArticleArmless Archer Matt Stutzman Describes How He Shoots A Bow — And Wins Medals
American Paralympian Matt Stutzman won the silver medal in archery this week, a feat he accomplished despite being born without arms. In the men's compound open final, he was narrowly beaten by...
View ArticleFrom War To Competition: Vets In Paralympics
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: A marathon around the city of London wraps up the 2012 Paralympics Games today. They're the biggest, best-attended games in the history of the event, which began as...
View ArticleRetro London Cabs On The Road Toward Extinction
Cabbie John Crowood's traditional London taxi was one among hordes as he began trundling through the city's streets with so many other benevolent black beetles more than 30 years ago.Today, he's one of...
View ArticleLondon Real Estate, A Magnet For Mega-Rich From Around The Globe
Looking for a London pied-a-terre? How about a four-bedroom duplex overlooking Hyde Park? It could be yours, if you're prepared to spend $25 million.In most of the United Kingdom, property prices are...
View ArticleSandwich Monday: Steak And Kidney Pie
[Note: Peter sends this disgusting dispatch from a family vacation in London.]My daughter Gracie was raised on Harry Potter, so she was pretty hungry, as books are papery and somewhat tough to chew....
View ArticleFire Ball, Panic As Helicopter Crashes In London
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View ArticleTaxi! Chinese Company Finds Fair Deal In London Cab Maker
The iconic black cabs of London got a lift Friday when a Chinese company rescued the British automaker that manufactures the taxis.
View ArticleConstruction Crews May Have Found 'Black Plague' Victims In Britain
What can you find underneath a British railroad or parking lot? These days it could be skeletons, and probably a lot of them. Last month, researchers announced the bones of a man discovered underneath...
View ArticleRolling Stones To Return To Hyde Park After 44 Years
This July, The Rolling Stones will play London's Hyde Park for the first time in 44 years. The band's last concert there — July 5, 1969 — turned out to be a defining moment in musical history, which...
View ArticleThe River Thames, A Not-So-Secret Treasure Trove
In the United Kingdom, British archaeologists have made a number of significant discoveries as of late, from the battered remains of King Richard III — found buried beneath a parking lot— to, more...
View ArticleOklahoma City Marathon Will Proceed, Organizers Say After Boston Attack
News of the deadly bombing attack on the Boston Marathon is echoing in Oklahoma City, where residents will observe the 18th anniversary Friday of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building,...
View ArticleRacing Again, Boston Marathon Medalist Stops To Pause
Transcript JACKI LYDEN, HOST: Amanda McGrory knows what it's like to have your whole life change in an instant. When she was just 5 years old, she came down with a rare disease that damaged her spine....
View ArticleRunners Honor Victims Of Marathon Bombing
Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This morning, thousands of runners in London marked a moment of silence before the start of the London Marathon to honor the victims of the bombings last week. Security...
View ArticleLondon Marathon Marked By High Security, Memories Of Boston
The London Marathon observed 30 seconds of silence before the race got underway Sunday, in a show of solidarity with the victims of Monday's attack at the Boston Marathon. Many runners and spectators...
View ArticleRare Churchill Poem Fails To Sell At Auction
Around the turn of the 19th century, before he became Britain's revered prime minister, a young Winston Churchill found himself in South Africa. He was serving in the Army and as a war correspondent...
View ArticleLondon Islamic Center Fire Is Under Close Police Scrutiny
Two weeks after the brutal murder of a British soldier that brought a rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the U.K., a fire devastated an Islamic community center in London Wednesday. Scotland Yard...
View ArticleShhh! World's Powerful People Are Meeting In Secret Again
There's "no detailed agenda, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are taken, and no policy statements are issued."And as The Associated Press says, "what happens at Bilderberg, stays at...
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