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Jacki Lyden talks with Eleanor Dwight about her biography, Diana Vreeland. Vreeland was a fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine. Jackie Kennedy said Vreeland was her "fashion mentor" and she is credited with helping launch the careers of Lauren Bacall, Mary McFadden, Issey Miyake and Richard Avedon.

“Latinx” is an increasingly popular gender-inclusive term in the United States, but Latinos in New Hampshire are divided on whether they should change the way they communicate.

The Pentagon confirms it has about 800 troops operating in the Horn of Africa region as part of the war on terrorism. Meanwhile, several prisoners are released from Guantanamo Bay. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt and David Rohde of The New York Times.

Georgia Public Radio's Susanna Capelouto reports that next week, Georgia will become the first state in the country to have every vote cast on a touch-screen computer system. There are concerns the new technology could scare some people away from the polls so a big effort is underway to get voters comfortable with the new machines.

U.S. prosecutors file a complaint alleging that John Allen Muhammad killed six people in Maryland and one person in Washington, D.C. The 20-count document could pave the way for a federal death sentence. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.

We spoke with pediatric hospitalist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Sharon Vuppula about the current state of the pandemic in New Hampshire and how kids fit into it.

Citigroup turns to the head of an independent Wall Street research firm, Sallie Krawcheck, to restructure its stock research and investment banking divisions. The goal: restore investor confidence. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

There are reports that several terrorist attacks throughout the world since Sept. 11, 2001, are the work of a new group of al Qaeda leaders. NPR's Bob Edwards speaks with Douglas Farah of The Washington Post.

Elderly voters are at the heart of a tight Senate race in New Hampshire. Rep. John Sununu, a Republican, is tussling with Gov. Jean Shaheen, a Democrat, on issues such as Social Security reform. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

In the novel Hello to the Cannibals, author Richard Bausch writes about an aspiring modern playwright and her Victorian subject matter. Bausch speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.