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China has already become a dominant force in the global market for plastic toys and consumer goods, but entrepreneurs have set their sights on a new domain—gourmet foods like caviar and foie gras.

Colombian singer Shakira has soared to worldwide fame with her sultry voice and swiveling hips. Latin America's most successful crossover artist recently returned to her hometown, to praise her birthplace and to express her concern about the region's poverty.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is asking why Lurita Doan, administrator of the General Services Administration, allowed a White House aide to brief her managers on the Republican Party's prospects in the 2008 elections. GSA is the government's landlord and office supplier.

Every year, thousands of do-it-yourselfers land in the emergency room from power-tool injuries. A look at which tools cause the most accidents, and tips on how to finish construction projects without ever seeing a hospital.

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth, a small group of female pilots underwent secret testing for spaceflight. Known as the Mercury 13, they didn't make it into space. But the women are being honored for paving the way for future female astronauts.

Democratic Congressman Chris Van Hollen from Maryland says ethics changes are at the top of the Democratic agenda for the new Congress. Van Hollen, who is chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, talks about the agenda with Renee Montagne.

Hundreds of activists in former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party have been detained days before Sharif is due to return home from exile. A police official in Lahore acknowledged that officers had picked up 350 Sharif supporters, but a Sharif ally put the number at more than 1,000.

Would you trust a robot to escort you out of a burning building? Maybe you shouldn't. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with roboticist Paul Robinette, lead author of the Georgia Tech study, "Overtrust of Robots in Emergency Evacuation Scenarios."

Alabama basketball players are the subject of controversy. The U.S. Women's National Soccer team went undefeated in a tournament this week. A Mississippi pitcher throws fastballs ... with either arm.

The Fed's December meeting was notable because the exclusive group almost achieved gender parity. But, economics still stands alone as a boys' club. Two Fed board members are trying to change that.