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  • What Issues Really Matter To Latinos?
    A recent Gallup poll shows immigration lags behind other issues among Latino voters. But immigration has dominated recent headlines and both President Obama and Mitt Romney are fighting to garner Latino support. Guest host Viviana Hurtado speaks with Kristian Ramos of a Democratic-leaning think tank, and the National Review's Mario Loyola.
  • San Juan Creek meets the Pacific Ocean at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif. The poor water quality off Doheny State Beach put in a list of worst beaches in the U.S.
    A Guide To The Cleanest And Filthiest U.S. Beaches
    An environmental group has issued its annual report on the nation's filthiest beaches, where a day in the water can mean skin rashes, stomach flu and respiratory problems. Who made the list?
  • ACLU Will Defend KKK In Bid To Adopt Stretch Of Ga. Highway
    Georgia denied the group's application. The ACLU says it's unconstitutional to reject a group based on their political beliefs.
  • Puny Humans: Robot Plays Rock, Paper, Scissors With 100 Percent Accuracy
    The robot has much better vision and reflexes than you and me.
  • Presidential Campaigns Move Into High Gear
    With the Republican primary season completed, the presidential campaigns are buckling down for the months ahead. NPR's Ron Elving and political strategists Vin Weber and Anna Greenberg discuss the presidential race, key battleground states and what it will take for candidates Romney or Obama to win in November.
  • Kenneth Feinberg speaks at a January 2011 town hall meeting for claimants of the BP oil spill compensation fund in Grand Isle, La.
    'Who Gets What': Putting A Price On Human Tragedy
    When a tragedy like Sept. 11 strikes, shock quickly gives way to blame. And when it's time to figure out if victims should be compensated, Kenneth Feinberg's phone rings. The attorney has built a career out of overseeing compensation funds and determining who deserves payment.
  • The clementine on the left was operated on by a skilled surgeon. A nonsurgeon operated on the other one.
    What Clementines Can Teach Surgeons
    A piece of fruit can be a terrific stand-in for a patient during doctors' surgical training. And while there are high-tech simulators on the market, one researcher believes skills crucial to minimally invasive surgery might be better taught with something as simple as a clementine.
  • President Obama arrives to deliver the commencement address to the Military Academy at West Point on Wednesday. In a broad defense of his foreign policy, the president declared that the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, even after a "long season of war," but he underscored that not every global problem has a military solution.
    Obama Emphasizes Importance Of Alliances In Foreign Policy Address
    Speaking at West Point, Obama suggested the nation's "long season of war" was drawing to a close. Although the U.S. will continue to lead, it will seek partners when not under direct military threat.
  • Amazon is "not optimistic that this will be resolved soon," speaking about its dispute with the publisher Hachette. The retailer is not allowing customers to pre-order Hachette's books.
    Book News: Amazon Defends Tough Negotiating Tactics
    The retailer has been in a spat with the publisher Hachette. Also: Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn is writing an adaptation of Hamlet; Hillary Clinton released the "author's note" to her memoir.
  • Boxes housing snakes sit on the floor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name in Middlesboro, Ky.
    Son Of Late Snake-Handling Pastor Is Bitten By Rattlesnake
    Months after taking over for his father as the leader of a Pentecostal church, Cody Coots was bitten this week. His father, Jamie, died of a poisonous snake bite in February.
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