Feb 1st, 2006 · In Emergency Plans, I Should Follow My Own Advice February 1, 2006 · Homeland Security Correspondent Pam Fessler has a dirty little secret: Despite her years of pestering government officials about their disaster preparedness, her own emergency planning hinges on a few stale energy bars.
Jan 30th, 2006 · Gold Creek, Mont., has no stores, gas stations or bars, and its one church is closed. But it is rich in grazing land, and it still has a one-room school that is turning out above-average students.
Jan 16th, 2006 · Israel's Cabinet met Sunday in the absence of ailing Prime Minister Sharon. Members decided to approve a plan allowing Palestinian elections in East Jerusalem, but will not allow candidates from the militant group Hamas on the ballots there.
Dec 21st, 2005 · Thomas Roma has a new book of photos of some of the cells of now-closed Holmesburg Prison in Pennsylvania, where inmates "volunteered" to use their own bodies to test everything from skin creams to LSD.
Dec 20th, 2005 · A federal judge rules against the teaching of intelligent design in Dover, Pa., schools. He says the concept is a "religious view" that has no place in science classrooms. The case could have important implications for the teaching of evolution in schools across the country.
Dec 15th, 2005 · A new book club called "Wings for the Soul" allows female prisoners to read and to discuss books by and about women. Steven Cuevas of member station KPCC reports.
Dec 15th, 2005 · A recent ruling bars the mention of Jesus Christ in the Indiana House of Representatives. Trish Anderton of member station WFIU reports that opponents of the ban are gearing up for a court battle, claiming they are the victims of religious censorship.
Dec 13th, 2005 · Stanley Tookie Williams, a co-founder of the Crips gang, dies by lethal injection at San Quentin prison, where spent the last 25 years of his life. Supporters said the convicted killer was a changed man who worked from behind bars to end gang violence.