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The South African Constitution promises access to health care services. Nevertheless, many South Africans do not receive adequate care — or any care at all. Patients in the town of Warrenton find their hospital staffed with doctors only 14 days each month.

The great soul singer recorded his new album, Lay It Down, with some of today's biggest R&B artists and hip-hop producers. But he says the music is still about "love, love, love."

The World Figure Skating Championships are under way in Sweden, but the U.S. women's champion is not competing. She's too young. Frank Deford says it's another sign of the times in American sports.

A nonprofit group in Detroit is turning unused, derelict properties into gardens that grow food for the needy. Urban Farming is pulling weeds, laying fresh topsoil, and planting free fruits and vegetables for residents to pick.

Sen. Barack Obama tells NPR that he has an economic agenda that is "meaningful" and "fiscally responsible." That includes overhauling the country's energy policy, reversing Bush-era tax cuts aimed at the wealthiest Americans and digging out of debt.

The Chicago Cubs are atop the National League. It last won the World Series title in 1908. For decades, fans feared the team is jinxed or cursed, but this year is different. Despite recent losses, players, management and fans aren't panicking.

Cold War Kids' second album, Loyalty to Loyalty, is based on the work of a little-known philosopher named Josiah Royce, who challenged Nietzsche's positions in the early 1900s. The art-pop band straddles the line between both philosophies in atypical rock fashion.

China on Saturday will become only the third nation — after Russia and the United States — to carry out a spacewalk. The event will be broadcast live nationwide. This milestone underscores China's technological achievements and is boosting national pride.

Choosing the college football champion by having one title game played by teams chosen by computers and polls is unfair, un-American and, well, idiotic, says commentator Frank Deford. Why? Because the system penalizes the teams in the premier league — the Southeastern Conference.

Canadian producer, singer and songwriter Koushik is 100 percent do-it-yourself. His wildly diverse sound stretches across psychedelia, pop, soul and hip-hop. He talks about his new album Out My Window, being a math nerd and keeping his head clear.