NPR News  A big ruling on whether poor criminal defendants have
the right to a lawyer came this week. A judge in Washington
state finds two cities have systematically violated the rights
of indigent defendants by providing them with lawyers who spent
less than one hour on their cases. President Obama addressed the
nation Thursday after news that former South African president
and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela died, saying the world
lost an influential, courageous and "profoundly good" man.
Brazilian fare from the restaurant D.O.M. in Sao Paulo is some
of the best i... Brazilian food used to be treated as the poor
cousin of the more renowned European cuisines. But not anymore.
Brazilian food is having its moment in the sun. And chefs think
that with the World Cup and the Olympics coming, it's going to
get even bigger.