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In the new film adaptation of <em>Twelve Years A Slave</em>, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Solomon Northup, a black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841.

'12 Years' Is The Story Of A Slave Whose End Is A Mystery

Solomon Northup, an African-American musician from New York, was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. He was eventually freed and wrote about his experience in Twelve Years a Slave, a memoir that has inspired a new film adaptation. But by the end of the Civil War, he dropped off the public record.

Calculating The Worth Of The Redskins Brand

The name of Washington's football team has been hotly debated: criticized for being a racial slur but defended but the team's owner as actually being a kind of tribute to Native Americans. Host Scott Simon talks to Forbes senior editor Kurt Badenhausen about the economics of the Washington Redskins brand.

Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals as he scored his team's first run Friday night. The Cards would go on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 and advance to the World Series.

St. Louis Heads To World Series; Here's How The Cards Did It

One key inning. One key at-bat. The result: St. Louis heads to its 19th Fall Classic. The Cards will face either the Boston Red Sox or the Detroit Tigers. Those teams play again Saturday night.

This violin is said to have been played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley during the final moments before the sinking of the Titanic. It's thought he put the instrument in that leather case. Hartley's body and the case were found by a ship that responded to the disaster. Now the violin has been sold.

Violin Said To Have Been On The Titanic Sells For $1.6M

Bandleader Wallace Hartley is thought to have kept playing the instrument as the ship went down. It was later found, in a leather case, floating among the wreckage.

The New And The Next: Punk Rock Love, A Sensible Scary Movie

As Halloween approaches, Ozy co-founder Carlos Watson tells NPR's Arun Rath about a a viral video that pokes fun at everything we've come to expect from horror films.

Eagles Power Past Valparaiso 42-28

Freshman quarterback Austin Gahafer completed 41-of-52 attempts for a career-high 458 yards, and the Morehead State football team scored 23 unanswered…

Volleyball Extends Nation's Longest Conference Win Streak To 30 Matches

The Morehead State volleyball team landed 34 kills and committed just 11 errors en route to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-19) victory over Tennessee Tech…

Soccer Edges Austin Peay On Late Goal

Jade Flory's goal with 17 seconds remaining gave the Morehead State soccer team a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Austin Peay Lady Govs Friday…

Glenn Greenwald, who first reported the disclosures of U.S. surveillance programs, is now leaving <em>The Guardian</em> to work with eBay founder Pierre Omidyar on a new journalism venture.

What Glenn Greenwald Could Gain From New Media Venture

The journalist who broke the story about the U.S. government's surveillance program is leaving The Guardian to work with eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The structure of media site is still unknown, but Greenwald has called the move a "once-in-a-career dream journalistic opportunity."

The U.N. Security Council votes on a resolution requiring Syria to give up its chemical weapons last month in New York. Last week, Saudi Arabia turned down a chance to take a seat on the Council.

Saudi Act Of Protest Stuns U.N., And Some Observers

The kingdom decided it will not take a two-year rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council, calling the body incapable of ending wars and resolving conflicts.

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