WUAL - Site Search | Alabama Public Radio

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah (left), and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walk to the Senate floor on Oct. 16 to vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government.

Texas Vs. Utah: A Tale Of Two Government Shutdowners

Back home, Sen. Ted Cruz has received a hero's welcome from Republicans for his role in orchestrating the budget showdown, while Sen. Mike Lee has gotten the cold shoulder.

Hearing On HealthCare.gov Keeps Obamacare Politics Alive

The Affordable Care Act escaped unscathed from the budget crisis that shutdown the government two weeks ago, but with that crisis behind us, the president's signature accomplishment is back in the cross hairs. The massive computer failures that are making it difficult for people to buy health insurance on the government website create a very big political target.

Aotus lemurinus, a type of owl monkey also referred to as the gray-bellied night monkey, seen here at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Medellin, Colombia.

A Life In Science: From Housewife To Amazon Trailblazer

Patricia Wright arrived in the Amazon armed only with intense curiosity about secretive owl monkeys. She emerged from the jungle on a new life trajectory. Since that singular experience, she has gone on to become well known for her work with Lemurs in Madagascar. Commentator Barbara J. King interviews Wright about her new memoir.

<em>Blue Is the Warmest Color</em> focuses on the relationship that develops between Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos, left) and Emma (Lea Seydoux), and it includes two explicit sex scene that have raised hackles among some critics.

For 'Blue,' The Palme d'Or Was Only The Beginning

Blue Is the Warmest Color won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Now the French drama is arriving in U.S. theaters amid controversy over its explicit sex scenes — and public difficulties between the director and his stars.

Jury Finds Bank Of America Liable For Mortgages Fraud

A jury has found Bank of America liable for fraud for shoddy mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit. The rare win by the government in a jury trial against a financial institution could open the door to more lawsuits against banks.

Abortion Foes Seek Tighter Rules On Doctors

Abortion opponents are asking the state to impose tighter restrictions on doctors performing the medical procedure in Alabama.The state health agency held…

The documentary follows the political turmoil in Egypt since 2011 but focuses on the story of just a handful of young revolutionaries, among them Ahmed Hassan.

'The Square': Egypt In Crisis, And Its People In Focus

Documentarian Jehane Noujaim (Control Room) follows a group of young revolutionaries living and protesting in Egypt during the past two tumultuous years in that strife-torn country.

In <em>The Counselor, </em>a<em> </em>lawyer (Michael Fassbender, left) goes into business with drug dealer Reiner (Javier Bardem) — and gets in just a little bit over his head.

'The Counselor' Can't Make The Case For Itself

The film, directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from a Cormac McCarthy screenplay, follows a lawyer who gets tangled up in a drug deal gone wrong. Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz star.

Twitter Sets Its IPO Price, Valuing Company At Around $11 Billion

Analysts said Twitter is picking a conservative price to avoid a Facebook scenario, where the stock tumbled shortly after its IPO.

Doc Pomus, pictured here in the 1980s, was an obscure, yet prolific songwriter who died in 1991. <em>A.K.A. Doc Pomus</em> is a documentary about his life.

The Life Of Doc Pomus, Songwriter To The Stars

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with director Peter Miller about his recent documentary, A.K.A. Doc Pomus, about the obscure songwriter behind Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas," The Drifters' "This Magic Moment" and many more pop hits.

Search results for