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  • A sign for The Second Mile charity is seen outside the organization's headquarters in State College, Pa., in November of 2011.
    Report: Charity Founded By Jerry Sandusky Drops Investigation
    They say their decision to close shop makes an investigation unnecessary.
  • Swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte deploy their muscles to win medals for the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
    The Science Behind Olympic Six-Pack Abs
    Athletes train for years to get their bodies in top shape for the Olympics, and muscle definition is an attractive benefit. But for some people, chiseled abs just might not be in the cards.
  • People lend a hand to others at the Project Homeless Connection.
    Making Connections In Durham, N.C.
    Project Homeless Connect pulls together agencies and services to host an annual one-stop shop for people living on the street.
  • Crum: Lee Maynard's 'Love Letter' To His Hometown
    The Scummers is the last installment in Maynard's Crum trilogy. Maynard based Crum, his 1988 semi-autobiographical novel, on his small, poor West Virginia hometown. The people of Crum who know the book tend to love it or hate it. Maynard spoke with Terry Gross in 2003.
  • In Growing Baltimore, Are Immigrants The Key?
    The population of Baltimore, Maryland has been declining, like many formerly industrial cities. But now, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is trying to fight that decades-long trend. She speaks to host Michel Martin about opening Baltimore to immigrants, and whether doing so might aggravate the city's already high unemployment rate.
  • State wildlife officials set fall shrimp season
    The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission says the fall inshore shrimp season will open at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13.The opening covers the state's…
  • Tickets to London 2012 events come with a travel pass.
    Going To The Games: A Spectator's View Of The London Olympics
    Want to know a secret? London has been a great place to visit during the Olympics. The city hasn't come to a grinding halt. The weather has not been awful; the sun has even been shining. And London has put out the welcome mat to visitors.
  • Spending The Holidays At A Toxic Waste Site
    To avoid the crowds at Niagara Falls, why not sail the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, or ogle oil refineries in Port Arthur, Texas? In Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures In The World's Most Polluted Places, Andrew Blackwell describes traveling to the world's most contaminated destinations.
  • Gas bubbles-up in Bayou Corne community
    Officials in Assumption Parish say gas bubbles in Bayou Corne are producing a diesel-like odor.An area of slurry was found Friday in a swampy area between…
  • Two West Nile deaths reported in Louisiana
    Two people have died in Louisiana as a result of West Nile Virus infections.Louisiana's health department confirmed this week's deaths, the first West…
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