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Egypt plans to announce who will be its first democratically elected president Sunday. Two men have been claiming victory since the polls closed a week or so ago. One was ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, the other a member of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Guest host David Greene speaks with NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has a notable biography. She's from an Irish family, she's Catholic and gay. Her grandmother survived the Titanic, and her fathers spends every day with her at City Hall. Quinn is widely expected to run for mayor next year, and she tells guest host David Greene that government might get a lot more done if people would just get along.

Turkey issued its first official response since one of its planes being shot down by Syrian air defense. The Turkish foreign minister is charging that the incident was an act of aggression, and he says Turkey will take its case to NATO and to the United Nations. Guest host David Greene talks with NPR's Deborah Amos.

Egypt's electoral commission declared the results of the country's first free presidential elections on Sunday. Crowds in Cairo's Tahrir Square erupted in cheers at the announcement.

Actor Anthony Mackie could watch Tony Scott's action film Top Gun a million times. "I was completely just enthralled by it," he says.

Boston Conservatory professor Jan Swafford explains how a piece written to celebrate a Russian war victory became the theme song for American independence.

A recent study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that obese individuals were 25 percent more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than people of normal weight. They say fat cells also make proteins and estrogen that inflame joints in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

The presumptive GOP nominee took knocks from congressional Republicans during the party's presidential primaries. But Mitt Romney and his supporters are hoping Republicans will rally behind him ahead of what looks likely to be a hard-fought and close election against President Obama.

In a part of America that was once claimed by imperial Russia, a unique combination of Native American and Russian Orthodox influences mingle in a graveyard. There, spirit houses are built to house the dead and ease their passage.

Mohamed Morsi has been named the winner of Egypt's presidential election. His victory has many Egyptians worried about a member of the Muslim Brotherhood heading the country. Still, Egypt's ruling military leaders are not likely to give up power any time soon.