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The Denver police are asking taxi drivers to help them catch criminals with a new bulletin alert system. In the months since the Taxis on Patrol program started, cabbies have helped police arrest hundreds of criminals, from carjackers to drunken drivers.

Radiation still leaks from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeast Japan after last year's meltdowns. The continuing threats from the disaster go beyond contamination: For farmers, uncertainty can also be toxic.

Japan has relied on nuclear power for nearly a third of its energy needs. Since the nuclear meltdown last year, only two of the country's 54 reactors are active. Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Cukier, of The Economist,about how businesses are faring since the nuclear crisis.

The surge in groups that "see the federal government as their primary enemy" and in some cases have militias as their "armed wings" continues, the Southern Poverty Law Center says. The growth has come since President Obama came on the national scene.

The Associated Press reports that International Atomic Energy Agency officials are concerned that Iran may be trying to cover up evidence related to nuclear weapons. That could fuel the debate over U.S. options for addressing Iran. Host Michel Martin talks with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who is on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The HBO made-for-TV movie,which focuses on John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 election, has already been attacked by conservative groups. But TV critic David Bianculli says the movie is fair — and balanced.

International Women's Day is a chance for writers, activists, humanitarian workers to highlight the inequalities facing women worldwide. Host Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer-Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, about the most pressing issues facing women around the world. Kristof reports on women's issues.

This year's World Championship Cheese Contest received a record 2,503 entries from 24 countries. Traditional heavyweights in the U.S. and France were well-represented, making it tough for first-time competitors from India, Estonia, Romania and Croatia to catch the judges' attention.

World renowned trombonist Ed Neumeister kicks off Loyola University's 43rd Annual Jazz Festival this weekend and RHINO Contemporary Crafts Gallery is…

The televangelist said criminalizing marijuana is ruining young lives and that the war on drugs has not worked.