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In what's being hailed as a landmark case, the tribunal found the mass surveillance of cellphone and online communications violated human rights law.

Scientists such as Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, and Sam Harris tell us that our most intimate actions, thoughts, and values are mere byproducts of…

Chancellor of the New York City school system, JOSEPH FERNANDEZ. He's been a controversial figure: he's made condoms available in the public schools, and approved a multi-cultural curriculum, "Children of the Rainbow," that teaches respect for gays and lesbians. FERNANDEZ is Puerto Rican and grew up in Spanish Harlem. He was a gang member and a heroin addict. Later he joined the Air Force, where he kicked the habit, and attended college on the G.I. bill. He's got a new book, "Tales Out of School: Joseph Fernandez's Crusade to Rescue American Education" (Little, Brown & Co.).

By Paul Tuthillhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-995344.mp3Holyoke, MA – A milestone was marked today in the…

A day after the city erupted in riots, demonstrators took the streets. This time, the atmosphere felt more festive than angry.

2: Playwright, NPR commentator, housecleaner and former elf to Santa, DAVID SEDARIS. He launched his radio commentator career with his "SantaLand Diaries," broadcast during NPR's "Morning Edition" in 1992. His humor has been described as a "caustic mix of J. D. Salinger and John Waters." Along with his sister, Amy Sedaris, he wrote the play "Stitches," which was described as a "macabre and hilarious social satire." Now he's making his literary debut, with a new collection of stories and essays, "Barrel Fever." (Little, Brown and Company) (Rebroadcast. Originally aired 6

2: Playwright, NPR commentator, housecleaner and former elf to Santa, DAVID SEDARIS. He launched his radio commentator career with his "SantaLand Diaries," broadcast during NPR's "Morning Edition in 1992. His humor has been described as a "caustic mix of J. D. Salinger and John Waters." Along with his sister, Amy Sedaris, he wrote the play "Stitches," which was described as a "macabre and hilarious social satire." Now he's making his literary debut, with a new collection of stories and essays, "Barrel Fever," (Little, Brown and Company).

The high-tech boom that transformed Ireland from one of Europe's poorest countries into the feisty Celtic tiger has begun to show some rough side effects. Dublin residents talk about assaults, congestion and a heightened sense of aggressiveness in the streets. The gap between rich and poor is rising, and heart disease is up. All of this worries public health specialists who see their mission as addressing the social conditions underlying today's chronic diseases. One growing approach in Europe began in the mid-1980s with the support of the World Health Organization. It engages citizens in examining their health concerns and helps them to find their own solutions. In his second report on European Health Promoting Schools, Frank Browning visits a working class school on the edge of Dublin where students identify rape, murder, and mugging as their biggest health worries.

On Opening Day of the baseball season, Liane talks with Jim Morris, a Texas high school baseball coach whose kids made a deal with him in the spring of 1999: they'd pursue their dreams, if he did, too. The former minor league pitcher, who'd retired a decade earlier because of injuries, went out for a tryout camp -- and found himself throwing the ball faster than he ever had before. Before the year was out, he was pitching in the big leagues for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as a 35 year old rookie. Liane talks with Jim Morris, who tells his remarkable story in a new book, The Oldest Rookie: Big League Dreams from a Small Town Guy. (9:50) (NOTE: The Oldest Rookie is published by Little, Brown).

Three people from the Amtrak train were killed in addition to one person in the dump truck, authorities said.