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Arisa Trew, a 13-year-old Australian girl, made history on Tuesday when she became the first female skater to land a 720 — two full rotations in the air.

David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, died in a car crash Monday in California. He rose to prominence during the Vietnam War and went on to dissect many of the institutions of America in the second half of the 20th century.

One of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of professional football has died. Sammy Baugh, who played for the Washington Redskins, was 94. Nicknamed Slingin' Sammy, he transformed the quarterback position with his accuracy and long passing.

President-elect Barack Obama says despite the enormous task a head, he's as hopeful as ever that the U.S. will endure and prevail and fulfill the dreams of its founders. Obama addressed the crowd gathered for a celebrity-packed concert at the Lincoln Memorial Sunday. Some estimates put the attendance as high as several hundred thousand.

The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would take steps to cover more Americans while holding down costs. A jubilant Committee Chairman Max Baucus celebrated the "yes" vote of the lone Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe, while acknowledging many more challenges lay ahead in merging competing bills.

If history is any indication, the new swine flu virus isn't going away anytime soon. The virus is not merely a case of gradual evolution. The big change scientists see with this strain is called a "shift."

Historian Karen Ordahl Kupperman shines a new light on Pocahontas, showing how she made her way as a go-between for her two cultures, and introducing us to her long-forgotten English counterparts.

Henry Eliot's book takes twists and turns through history, philosophy, myth and pop culture. He says mazes are just like life — except that at the end you can turn around and do it all over again.

Barack Obama was the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in 88 years. But with the newly loosened travel restrictions, there is no need for you to wait that long.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the suspension of horse racing at Churchill Downs, the Stanley Cup Finals in hockey, and Game 2 of the NBA Finals.