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A Mexican federal policeman guards the area where dozens of bodies, some of them mutilated, were found on a highway outside the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on May 13. The murders were one of the latest episodes in Mexico's brutal and unrelenting drug war.

Mexicans Want New Approach To Bloody Drug War

President Felipe Calderon has confronted the drug cartels head-on, and more than 50,000 people have died in recent years. As Mexicans get ready to pick a new president, many are looking for an approach that can lower the level of violence.

Lebron James Shines In NBA Playoffs

Audie Cornish talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the NBA playoffs.

Taking The Sting Out Of Jellyfish Isn't Easy

Your best bets? Carefully remove the tentacles and their stinging cells stuck in your skin. Then wash with hot water, or use saltwater if you're away from a bathroom or shower.

First Watch: Emilie Simon's Stop-Animation Fairytale

The French electro-pop artist and film composer uses a painstakingly produced stop-animation video to tell a classic fairytale from her latest album, Franky Knight.

The 1972 flood in Rapid City, S.D., killed 238 people and destroyed more than 1,300 homes. The city responded by establishing a no-build zone in the flood plain. Other cities across the country adopted similar policies after the disaster.

40 Years After Killer Flood, A Reshaped City Reflects

The 1972 flash flood in Rapid City, S.D., killed 238 people and is considered one of the worst in U.S. history. The flood changed Rapid City forever and caused city planners around the country to rethink the way towns are laid out in flash flood-prone areas.

A recruiter (left) talks with a job seeker at an Oregon job fair. Job growth slowed in May, and some employers say economic uncertainty has left them reluctant to hire.

As Economic Headwinds Pick Up, Employers Lie Low

After a robust start to the year, job growth in the U.S. has slowed. Many employers want to add more workers, but they say uncertainty about how Congress will handle the nation's fiscal crisis and financial troubles in Europe have left them reluctant to hire.

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted from a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., on Thursday.

Court Refuses To Dismiss Charges Against WikiLeaks Suspect

The military judge also indicated she would delay the start of Bradley Manning's trial to November or January.

Anti-government protesters in the northern Syrian village of Hass protest on Thursday following the deaths of dozens of civilians a day earlier in the village of Mazraat al-Qubair. The banner reads, "The al-Qubair massacre challenges the world's humanity."

In A Syrian Village, Evidence Of A Slaughter

A day after they were turned away by Syrian security forces, U.N. monitors reach the village where 78 people were believed slaughtered on Wednesday.

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: A Candidate and his Mom; The Queen's Secret Talent; and an Alpine Chinese Knockoff.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about the surprising benefits of reality TV.

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