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There was a 7.9 percent jump in the number of construction permits issued to home builders in May. And construction began on more single family homes than in April.

In light of recent threats of military action against Iran's nuclear programs from both the U.S. and Israel, Ambassador Dennis Ross, writing for The New Republic, says it's time to offer Iran a civilian nuclear program.

As tensions rise over the Iranian nuclear program, Jamie Fly and William Kristol of The Weekly Standard argue it's time for the Obama administration to ask Congress for authorization to use military force against Tehran.

When Journey went looking for a new lead singer, they turned to the most obvious place: YouTube. What they found, a new documentary explains, was a bar singer from Manila who became the frontman of a quintessentially American band.

With talk of the end of the euro on political observers' lips across the globe, The Nation's William Greider says the old continent isn't as doomed as we think, and reminds Americans we aren't so different from the Europeans after all.

Against the backdrop of a crumbling Europe, The Weekly Standard's Irwin M. Stelzer says President Obama cannot blame that continent for our economic troubles. After all, he says, we suffer from many similar ailments.

The "JS Roundhouse Mids" were to come with plastic chains and cuffs in prison orange. Adidas says it was an "outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery." But it's decided not to sell the shoes after sparking outrage.

The top court in Pakistan ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani is not eligible to hold office because of an earlier contempt conviction. For more on this development, Steve Inskeep speaks to Declan Walsh of The New York Times.

The duo of Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd picks up where it left off 20 years ago, performing at Mountain Stage for the first time since it announced its retirement on the show.

Saunderson was one of the originators of Detroit techno in the mid-1980s, and he hasn't stopped since. Listen to a selection of tracks from his record label's four-disc retrospective.