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Even as a child, Benjamin Carson wanted to be a doctor. Now a renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Carson believes he owes his success to his mother, a domestic who received only a third-grade education.

At the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial, the jury hears the cockpit voice tape from the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11. The tape covers the flight's last 30 minutes, including an apparent effort by passengers to overwhelm the hijackers. The prosecution is trying to demonstrate suffering caused by the hijacking.

An Evangelical pastor from San Antonio has set out to form the first Christian political-action committee dedicated entirely to supporting the state of Israel. Pastor John Hagee hopes it will become the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in America.

Spring is just around the corner, and that means a new line of fashion in stores. Michael Macko, men's fashion director for Saks Fifth Avenue is joined by Adam Rapoport, style editor for GQ Magazine, to discuss the latest men's styles, including what not to wear.

While the demand for low-wage work is rising, the number of people available to fill those jobs is shrinking. But one company -- CVS/Pharmacy -- has invested in a training program to recruit employees. NPR's Jennifer Ludden visits a CVS training facility.

Jordan Walton, 15, suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts until she started taking Prozac. She and her mother urge the FDA to think twice before imposing restrictions on the use of antidepressants in children and teens. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

North Carolina is fed up with air pollution from other states making people sick and blanketing its scenic vistas with haze. Now it hopes to force the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of country's biggest polluters, to change its ways by using one of the oldest types of lawsuits: the nuisance suit.

Precision-guided munitions, unmanned aircraft and Special Ops soldiers make headlines in Afghanistan -- but just as important to the war effort are those who airlift supplies and equipment to troops in the field. NPR's Tom Gjelten rides along on an Air Force C-17 for a first-hand report for Morning Edition.

In the late 1950s, photographer O. Winston Link decided to document the end of an era -- steam-powered trains in pictures and sound recordings. Link's assistant recalls some of the scenes they captured in the Virginia mountains.

Host Lisa Simeone visits the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to learn about its breeding program and meet its newest arrivals. See the zoo babies at play in our web extra coverage.