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Pittsfield's Berkshire Museum names new executive with extensive experience

By Patrick Dongeshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-984939.mp3Pittsfield, MA – Van W. Shields, who has served as director…

Google's Goggles: Is The Future Right Before Our Eyes?

Eye glasses with computing power have long been sci-fi fantasy, relegated to Terminator movies and the like. But now it appears Google may be a few months from selling a beta version of their own.

Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, sings during a July 2007 performance celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army of China.

Chinese VP's Wife Shows Off Vocal Pipes, Stripes

"Peng Liyuan has been touted now as sort of the Carla Bruni of China," says one music critic. She's regularly featured on Chinese television's blockbuster Spring Festival Gala, and she's also a major general in China's People's Liberation Army.

Rihanna and Chris Brown perform together in December 2008.

Rihanna And Chris Brown: The Saga Continues

When the singers released remixes featuring each other this week, the Internet's jaw dropped.

French Head To The Slopes For Winter Break

Paris has become a virtual ghost town as families vacate the city for two weeks of ski holiday, a time-honored ritual the French seem disinclined to give up. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 836

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-530426.mp3Albany, NY – HARVARD STUDY ON PUBLIC EDUCATION QUALITY -A federal private…

This Best Buy store in Richfield, Minn., near the retailer's corporate headquarters, is getting remodeled as part of a pilot project in the Twin Cities and San Antonio, Texas. The new store, part of Best Buy's "connected store" concept, will be smaller and emphasize portable electronics, such as tablets and e-readers.

Best Buy Rethinks The Big-Box Model

More and more consumers are buying electronics online instead of at Best Buy's sprawling showrooms. So the struggling electronics retailer is shifting strategy: closing some of its giant stores, opening smaller ones and cutting 400 jobs.

Blair Horner - Help may be on the way for NY’s uninsured

There was some big news for New York’s uninsured last week. First, a report was released that examined the characteristics of those upstate New Yorkers…

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde announced Friday that the IMF had raised $430 billion, surpassing its stated goal.

Strings Attached To IMF's New Financial Firepower

Member countries have pledged $430 billion to add to the International Monetary Fund's crisis-fighting arsenal. The aim is to amass enough resources to handle any further problems coming from the prolonged debt crisis in Europe, but the funds come with a few caveats.

Egyptian military police stand by as a protester holds a placard in support of Salafist presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail at a demonstration outside the High Presidential Election Committee building Tuesday in Cairo. Ismail and nine other candidates have been disqualified from the race.

Egypt's Banned Candidates Vow Not To Go Quietly

Election officials upheld their ban of nearly half of the presidential candidates running in next month's contest. Among them are two leading Islamist candidates and the intelligence chief for former President Hosni Mubarak. The decision radically alters the race for a post that will shape Egypt's political landscape.

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