Nov 11th, 2008 · Insurance giant AIG is poised to get a revamped relief package worth $150 billion. That includes funds drawn from the government's $700 billion bailout plan. Previously, the Treasury Department had said the money was reserved for financial companies. Now the Big Three automakers are knocking at the door.
Oct 25th, 2008 · Tough economic times are bringing out the survival — and survivalist — instincts in a number of people. MSNBC.com notes that Web sites and forums usually reserved for more extreme "back-to-the-landers" are receiving interest from people who are usually more moderate, on both the right and the left.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Perched on a remote Spanish beach, the restaurant elBulli receives 2 million reservation requests for 8,000 spots each year. Now a new book from head chef Ferran Adria lets those people who couldn't get a reservation get a glimpse of elBulli.
Jul 28th, 2008 · The Navajo Nation Council has approved a ban on cigarettes and chewing tobacco in public places across its reservation, which spans Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The tribe's president has 10 days to either veto or sign the ban into law. Mark Herz reports from member station KNAU.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Barack Obama is expected to be received with the kind of religious fervor usually reserved for the Pope when he arrives in Germany on Thursday. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is seen by most Germans as more than a visiting politician. He's considered a potential savior of something dear to their hearts: Germany's close relationship with America.
Jul 7th, 2008 · Only one mixed-race candidate has won on a presidential ticket: Herbert Hoover's vice president, Charles Curtis. Curtis was half-Native American, a fact he touted during the 1928 campaign. He rose from a Kaw reservation to the national stage.
Jul 4th, 2008 · Pianist Bill Evans was a giant of jazz piano and one of Marian McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz in 1979. On this program, the usually quiet and reserved musical genius opens up about his approach and philosophy.
May 30th, 2008 · Decades of uranium mining have left a legacy of cancer in the Navajo community. The Navajo Nation has banned mining on its reservation and is pushing the EPA to clean up lingering contamination.