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Ethics show up in the strangest places. Thursday night, Top Chef took a trip into a very gray area of competition.

The former Massachusetts governor pulled ahead of his rivals in Saturday's presidential straw poll, gaining more momentum just before Super Tuesday. Ron Paul, who edged Rick Santorum for second place, insisted he, too, had reason to celebrate.

The changing climate is especially brutal in India. Temperatures are soaring. Asphalt roads are melting. People are dying.

Host Scott Simon talks about the quintessential summer treat, ice cream, with Barb Zapzalka, owner of Pumphouse Creamery in Minneapolis, Minn. It ranks as one of the "Top 25 Ice Cream Spots in the U.S.," according to Food and Wine Magazine.

The Austin City Limits Hall of Fame honors country music superstar Trisha Yearwood.

Phyllis Diller reflects on how her comedy was a response to years of “take my wife” jokes.

Legendary Atlanta comic Ian Aber takes the stage with jokes about growing up queer in the South.

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

On Tuesday, hundreds of the United States’ top military officials summoned from posts around the world gathered in Quantico, Virginia.

It's official: Sean Connery IS James Bond, according to NPR readers who weighed the question this week. Connery set the gold standard as 007, the spy known for his playfulness, his ruthlessness — and his ability to look good in a suit. The Bond film franchise turns 50 today.