NASA's Curiosity Rover lands on Mars | The Agenda: What the Olympic Games mean for the economy | Audio essay: Devastation in Nebraska amid extreme drought | Bolt earns the gold on the eve of Jamaica's 50th Anniversary | Gunman kills six at Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin | The Takeaway's musical road trip continues in Oklahoma City with the Flaming Lips | High school student advances breast cancer diagnosis with her winning entry to the Google Science Fair | Oscar Pistorius loses in 400-meter semifinal, but makes big strides for disabled athletes | A new study reports Americans are deceiving themselves when it comes to weight gain.
In the most anticipated rover landing in a generation, NASA landed its Mars Curiosity Rover on Mars at 1:31 am EST this morning. Curiosity will remain on Mars for two years, trying to find a signs that the planet can support life.
This week's agenda is all about the Olympics, from the moving behind-the-scenes stories from athletes to the short and long term effects on London's economy.
The worst drought in half a century has devastated farmers across the country this summer, yet few have been as devastated as those in the major farm state of Nebraska.
This summer, The Takeaway has been hitting the road, and hearing the hits, on our virtual music road trip. Today our stop is the great music town of Oklahoma City, and our tour guide is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the band The Flaming Lips.
A gunman opened fire in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Sunday in an act of domestic terrorism. Details are still emerging from yesterday’s events, but it has been confirmed that a gunman killed six members of the church and wounded three.
Jamaican pride is spreading faster than, well, a 100-meter dash. On Sunday the world watched as Jamaican-born sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake competed for gold and the title of fastest man in the world. Today also marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaica's independence.
This year's winner of the Google Science Fair is Brittany Wenger, a 17-year-old high school student from Florida. For her award-winning scientific project, Brittany used her knowledge of computer programming in order to help doctors diagnose breast cancer.
A new study in the journal Preventive Medicine found that Americans finds that a great majority of Americans are deceiving themselves when it comes to weight gain, but it turns out that self-deception is a fairly common phenomenon.
Paralympian John Register reacts to Oscar Pistorius's performance and what it means for disabled athletes and for the future of the Paralympics.
Syria's Prime Minister, Riyadh Farid Hejab, has defected to Jordan, according to the Jordanian Government. But state-run media in Syria says he was "fired." Dale Gavlak is a reporter for our partner the BBC and joins us from the Jordanian capital Amman.
Devastating Tornado in Oklahoma City, What James Rosen Case Says About Freedom of the Press, Syrian Conflict Deepens
Why We Stay When We Know We Should Leave
The IRS Scandal: The Criminal Investigation, Afghanistan and the Struggle to Walk Away, Does Medicare Part D Care About Safety?
Tornadoes Tear Through the Midwest
Devastating Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City
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