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NPR's ombudsman has found serious failings in the network's 2011 investigative series on South Dakota's foster care system for Native American children. NPR has admitted some shortcomings but stands by the findings of the series.

Disaster preparedness continues to ramp up to very high levels in Doomsday Castle, a show about a man who's determined to help his children stay alive in a dystopia for as long as possible.

Sheriff Arvin West says federal border agents are arresting but not prosecuting more and more minor drug offenders, and he's left with having to house them in the county jail.

An increasing number of people and businesses are turning to online reputation management. For even more money, there are companies that will stock search results with fake positive stories.

This week's episode of All Songs Considered includes great songs from favorites old (Cults, The Avett Brothers) and new (Weed, Lily & Madeleine).

Librarians have to get creative to reach out beyond their faithful fans and engage with more members of their communities. So some libraries have started lending out tools like fishing poles, and others offer "human books" — volunteers with special expertise or interesting experiences.

On today's show, three stories about what how products and people get branded and what happens when you peel back the label and try to get the full story.

It's a rite of passage to cook live lobster, a way to make peace with where your food comes from. But buying shelled meat is an efficient treat. Now you can even cook with raw whole meat separated from the shell by centrifuge.

There's not much that people agree on, but just about everyone gets impatient when Web pages change.

Publicly, critics of solar and wind dismiss the notion that renewables could gain a foothold in the energy industry. But there are reports that privately, the electric industry wants to get in front of the disruption.