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I-95 A 'Trap' For Migrant Fruit Pickers

Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:51:00 -0400Login to discuss

When the growing season ends in the North, migrant farm workers along the East Coast will head south, often on Interstate 95, in search of work. For the undocumented workers who make up the majority of that labor pool, the journey can be harrowing.

On Jobs, U.S. Now Ranks Worse Than Similar Nations

Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400Login to discuss

The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big shift came when American companies cut workers more aggressively than foreign firms in the face of the financial crisis.

Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia

Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400Login to discuss

Keeping an active mind helps stave off the development of dementia. But being mentally active might speed up Alzheimer's once it hits, according to new research from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.

Weakened Earl Hits Mass. With Wind, Rain, Surf

Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:13:22 -0400Login to discuss

The storm swooped into New England waters as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it caused flooding but no injuries and little damage.

Report: Blackwater Created Shell Companies

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:04:00 -0400Login to discuss

The report Friday night on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to see whether Blackwater misled the government when using the subsidiaries to gain government contracts.

Texas Opens Inquiry Into Google Search Rankings

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:50:00 -0400Login to discuss

The antitrust inquiry disclosed by Google late Friday is just the latest sign of the intensifying scrutiny facing the company as it enters its adolescence. The review appears to be focused on whether Google is manipulating its search results to stifle competition.

Fire at Tennessee Mosque Site Ruled As Arson

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:36:00 -0400Login to discuss

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Steven Gerido said Friday that lab tests confirmed an accelerant was used in the fire early Saturday in Murfreesboro. The site is the location for a new Islamic center, which has drawn vehement opposition.

'Where Is Her Head?' A Classic Campaign Trail Moment

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:18:00 -0400Login to discuss

Some of the things politicians and reporters hear and see when they're out and about deserve a second or third listen. Check out what NPR's Don Gonyea picked up when he visited a county fair in Ohio.

Army Transformed By Iraq War

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:30:01 -0400Login to discuss

The war in Iraq has entered a new phase, as U.S. forces move toward an advisory role. Among the legacies of the conflict is the effect it had on the U.S. military and the Army in particular. The years-long fight in Iraq strained the Army almost to the breaking point. The Army has also been forced to reinvent itself and is now fighting a brand of warfare -- counterinsurgency -- that it had been reluctant to embrace.

Obama To Offer Plan To Spur Job Growth

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0400Login to discuss

As summer comes to an end this weekend, 'Recovery Summer' too sputters to an end. The Obama administration's hopes that the spring's jobs growth would continue were not realized. On Friday, the president said he'd be proposing new plans to give the economy a bit more juice.

Now We Are Alone: Living On Without Our Sons

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:00 -0400Login to discuss

A year ago, the author and his wife were part of a happy family with a bright future. Then their two sons were killed in a car crash. Now they feel a certain bond with other parents who understand that children die a second time 'when no one speaks their name.'