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Race, immigration, and the presidential election
The World
January 21, 2008
Race and immigration are two major issues in the current presidential campaign�they're also old standbys in American politics, as Correspondent Philip Martin has more.
Geologist on bin Laden Whereabouts
Living on Earth
November 02, 2001
Conflict & Justice
Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents' Language
The World
May 23, 2011
Southern Sudanese refugees in Anchorage, Alaska have started language classes for their Americanized children. The classes in the Nuer language help the children connect to their families. Annie Feidt of Alaska Public Radio Network reports.
Heat and Drought Pummel South and Southwestern US
The Takeaway
July 20, 2011
Target Asks Employees to Cut Festivities Short
The Takeaway
November 21, 2011
Business, Economics and Jobs
Target employee creates petition to protest store's midnight opening on Black Friday
The Takeaway
November 21, 2011
Target stores across the country will be opening early this year: at midnight. They're joining a trend of stores opening earlier and earlier, but one employee wants you to help him say no.
Global Politics
Government budget shortfalls lead to risky cuts in certified court interpreter budgets
The World
April 25, 2012
In Nevada, like many places around the country, government budgets are facing cuts. Some of those cuts are being made in the fees paid to certified court interpreters. But rather than take lower wages, some interpreters are choosing to walk away. That can have real consequences for the criminal justice system.
Culture
How a German-born, American comedy actor influenced the life of a kid growing up in Omaha
Studio 360
November 21, 2014
Mike Nichols died earlier this week at the age of 83. He's been celebrated for his comedic genius and his contribution to entertainment — contributions that were influential on a young (and less young) Kurt Andersen.
Business
A mom-and-pop shop in Omaha becomes an exporter of parade floats and walking pizza slices
The World
November 22, 2017
Hundreds of floats and balloons will be hovering over the streets of Manhattan on Thanksgiving. Building floats and balloons — it's big business, literally and figuratively.
Books
New book looks at medical cures now considered 'quackery'
Science Friday
March 23, 2018
Have acne problems? Just rub your trouble area over a freshly dead person. At least that was once the way of thinking, as a new book explains.