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Rescue workers are struggling to dig people out of the rubble following a massive earthquake in southwest China. Robert Siegel, co-host of All Things Considered, discusses the situation from the hard-hit city Chengdu.
Rebecca Stormer lives about 30 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake. The tremors have been getting milder, she reports — just as yet another aftershock hits.
Relief organizations are starting to get aid to Myanmar after last week's cyclone. Andrew Kirkwood, Myanmar's country director for Save the Children, offers an update.
The artist, famous for using found objects in his work, was 82. His most famous work, "Bed," was painted on a quilt using paint, toothpaste and fingernail polish.
The Pentagon announced today that charges have been dropped against a detainee at Guantanamo Bay who allegedly intended to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Five other accused 9/11 plotters are now on their way to trial at Guantanamo.
Economic problems may affect how much people are willing to donate to China and Myanmar. Nancy Marshall-Genzer talks with Alex Chadwick about aid to the earthquake and cyclone victims.
High oil and natural gas prices are keeping Texas business humming along, despite economic problems elsewhere. Companies are hiring, real estate is selling and the state budget is on track for a huge surplus.
The credit crunch means some credit card companies are clamping down on outstanding debt. Our personal finance contributor discusses how to get and keep the best credit deal.
Music critics sometimes slam symphony conductors for their overly robotic approach. When the Detroit Symphony performs Tuesday with soloist Yo-Yo Ma, that criticism won't be a criticism. The DSO will be led by Honda's ASIMO robot.
One listener was packing for a trip when she heard our report on airplane seat pockets. She decided to throw in some hand sanitizer. We also hear from listeners who were enraged by Emily Yoffe's piece on Mother's Day.
NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving discusses former GOP Rep. Bob Barr's decision to run as a Libertarian candidate for president. He also explains why Sen. Hillary Clinton's expected win in West Virginia on Tuesday isn't making big waves.
Millions of Americans are faced with a dilemma: What to do with that nice, big, comfortable and highly inefficient SUV? You could continue to drain your bank account to fill the thing with gas, or you could try a few other suggestions.
Poet Lewis MacAdams writes short stories about his downtown Los Angeles neighborhood. He calls them his Close to Home stories. In this one, he and his friends have a strange, even eerie, encounter with a homeless man.
Upper Midwestern states are in danger of losing a precious economic commodity: young people. Many are leaving for other parts of the country after finishing school. Without young, educated workers, there's little incentive for businesses to locate in economically hard-hit states.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on Monday, killing thousands. As many as 80 percent of the buildings in one county in the region have collapsed.
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