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Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy in October of last year.

Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicks Off Quietly

It's tranquil now, but forecasters predict an above-average six-month season with a good possibility of six major storms.

Week In News: Bachmann's Decision, Obama To Meet China's President

Guest host Wade Goodwyn speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic. This week, they break down Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's decision not to run for re-election. Plus, a look ahead to President Obama's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker and Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker on the CBS TV series <em>All in the Family</em> in 1976. Stapleton died Friday at 90.

Jean Stapleton, Who Played Edith Bunker, Dies

As Edith, Stapleton took on the thorniest of social issues, from race to feminism. She said that humor had a way of reducing intolerance to nothing.

Bike-Sharing Programs Roll Into Cities Across The U.S.

New York launched a bike-sharing system this week, and Chicago and San Francisco are expected to launch similar systems this summer. Gabe Klein, who helped start Washington's pioneering Capital Bikeshare, expects we'll see more cycling "across the board."

Businessmen from Philadelphia practice with wooden cutouts of rifles at Caliber 3, a counterterrorism training center in an Israeli settlement area south of Jerusalem. For a price, tourists interested in Israel's security can spend a few hours learning counterterrorism techniques.

U.S. Tourists Become Israeli Commandos For A Day

An Israeli firm caters to U.S. and other tourists who want to get a taste of what it's like to be a counterterrorism commando. The center is in the occupied West Bank, an area the Palestinians want as part of a future state.

The port city of Tartous is in a region loyal to President Bashar Assad. The city has been a refuge for supporters to vacation and seek work.

A City Of Assad Supporters In War-Ravaged Syria

In Syria, the port city of Tartous is fiercely loyal to President Bashar Assad. It's where many of his supporters, as well as Syrian soldiers, go for vacation. So far about 300,000 Syrians have also fled to the city looking for work and refuge from fighting in cities like Damascus and Qusair.

Firefighters keep watch at Green Valley as the fire has burned more than 1,400 acres since Thursday in the Angeles National Forest just north of Castaic, in California.

Wildfires Force Evacuations In California, New Mexico

Forecasters expect some rain, but high winds are making fighting the fire difficult. The fires have already charred thousands of acres and threaten thousands of homes.

Tornado chaser Tim Samaras shows the probes he uses when trying to collect data from a tornado. This photo was taken May 26, 2006, in Ames, Iowa.

Veteran Storm Chaser Among Those Killed In Oklahoma

Tim Samaras was an engineer who made probes that captured information at the base of the violent storms. He was inspired to chase tornadoes by the iconic scene in The Wizard of Oz.

Matthew Salesses and his daughter, Grace, pose for a photo.

The Overwhelming Nature Of Code-Switching

Code-switching can be far from empowering, writes Matthew Salesses, who was adopted form Korea and has since found himself straddling cultures.

Eleanor Friedberger's new solo album is <em>Personal Record</em>.

Eleanor Friedberger Unashamed Of Her Favorite Sounds

On her second solo release, the Fiery Furnaces singer mines the music of her birth decade. "I'm not embarrassed to say I love the sound of an Elton John record or I love the sound of a Carole King record," she says. "That's my taste."

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