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  • Southland Conference officials visit UNO
    Southland Conference officials have made a visit to the University of New Orleans as they prepare to make a final determination on the school's petition…
  • In this Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, the bottom of the pond at the Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area is nearly dried up in Amarillo, Texas. A devastating drought across Texas turned rivers into sand, creeks into mud, springs into mere trickles and lakes into large puddles.
    Poll Finds Most Americans Believe The World Is Warming
    Most also believe the United States should play a significant role in addressing climate change.
  • Federal Mine Agency Considering Tougher Response On Black Lung
    The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Labor Department are putting together a team of agency experts and lawyers to consider statutory and regulatory weaknesses detailed by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity this week.
  • Not So Hot: U.S. Olympic Uniforms ... Made In China
    The Barbershop guys weigh in on Joe Biden and Mitt Romney's appearances at the NAACP convention. They also discuss the latest revelations about the Penn State sexual abuse scandal, and the fury over some U.S. Olympic gear being made in China. Guest host Maria Hinojosa talks with Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Lester Spence and Michael Steele.
  • Oil dispersant maker asks judge to toss claims
    The manufacturer of a chemical dispersant used to fight the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has asked a federal judge to dismiss claims over the…
  • Support group members Pamela Travis (from left), Dominique Martin, Yovanda Dixon, Shanna Chaney and Ramona Shewl hold a meeting as part of the Family Independence Initiative. The Oakland nonprofit encourages low-income families to form small groups to help each other get ahead.
    Struggling Families Lift Themselves Out Of Poverty
    An Oakland, Calif., nonprofit group encourages low-income families to figure out for themselves what they need to get ahead, and then helps them achieve their goals. Its pilot program for low-income families is proving to be a promising new approach to an old problem.
  • LSU health care system takes brunt of Medicaid cut
    LSU's network of charity hospitals and clinics will lose a quarter of its budget, with the Jindal administration choosing to levy the largest slice of…
  • Richard Zanuck at 29 in 1964.
    Richard Zanuck, Producer Of 'Jaws' And 'Driving Miss Daisy,' Dies
    Zanuck, along with Steven Spielberg, the young director he championed, ushered in the era of summer blockbusters.
  • President Obama clasps hands with Sen. Mark Warner (left), D-Va., and Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine during a campaign stop Friday in Virginia Beach, Va.
    Why New Swing State Of Virginia May Determine Presidency
    President Obama is on a two-day Virginia campaign swing, the airwaves are awash in campaign ads, and there's a veritable who-has-more-campaign-offices arms race under way. It's a situation that astounds lifelong Virginians. Says one political analyst: "It's almost the new Ohio."
  • Morgan Freeman's Obama Comment Goes Viral
    In a recent Tell Me More interview, Oscar winner Morgan Freeman sparked a firestorm of debate when he said President Barack Obama is not America's "first black president." Guest host Maria Hinojosa and editor Ammad Omar review what listeners had to say about that and other stories.
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