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Maybe you remember the movie Snakes on a Plane? Now an incident on an Australian flight begs for a sequel. A crocodile, on an Australian flight, broke out of the plastic bin that was transporting it.

The president addresses the U.N. General Assembly today. He and Republican opponent Mitt Romney will also be speaking to the Clinton Global Initiative.

"We are more optimistic about housing," says economist David Blitzer, who directs the S&P/Case-Shiller survey.

Also: Obama to warn Iran; China launches first aircraft carrier; controversial call adds to outrage over NFL's replacement referees.

Helping people in the Middle East and elsewhere to find work "transforms minds from fantasy and fanaticism to reality and grounding," the GOP presidential nominee said.

Twenty-nine people in about 18 states have reported becoming sick from a rare strain of Salmonella associated with the peanut butter so far. Peanut butter supplier Sunland, Inc.'s expanded recall is a reminder that our food system depends on just a handful of companies.

Back to school means homework, sports, and often times, a barrage of invitations to birthday parties and bar mitzvahs. Guest host Celeste Headlee talks about how parents can best handle sticky social situations from gifts to guest lists. She speaks with moms Karen Grigsby Bates, Leslie Morgan Steiner, Dani Tucker and Aracely Panameno.

When you see a tree, a big, tall, heavy one, and you wonder where did it get its mass, its thick trunk, its branches — the instinctive answer would be from the soil below, plus a little water (and, in some mysterious way, sunshine), right?

As the lockout of NFL officials over a labor dispute continues, the replacement refs have been roundly criticized for an increase in bad calls and a general loss of control on the field. NPR's Mike Pesca explains the issues with replacement refs and the ongoing dispute with the regular officials.

The victim, killed in 2012, was a local celebrity of sorts in New Orleans. But the trial of his accused killer was stopped after a court employee spoke up to say there was a video of the murder. But where is that video? No one knows yet.