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Leaders from around the world are renewing their call to eradicate polio. The disease has been eradicated in all but Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Of those three countries, Nigeria is the only one reporting an increase this year in the number of cases of the disease.

In a much needed sign of hope for the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Friday that the country gained 163,000 jobs in July, which was better than expected. Still, unemployment rose a bit to 8.3 percent. NPR's Chris Arnold reports from an annual economics retreat in Maine with reaction from some of the country's top economists and analysts there.

The cougar's death set off a debate between tribes in the Los Angeles area and wildlife officials over whether scientists could keep samples of the animal's remains for future testing and research.

His Grandmother took to Facebook hoping to find it. The BBC reports that strangers started mailing the boy postcards on Peter Rabbit's behalf. A card from Japan said Peter enjoyed the Olympics.

Fights over an increasingly strained water supply in the Western United States have become nastier in recent years, and a new report says the problem will only get worse. Interior Secretary Gale Norton is now proposing a plan to ease the tension among cities and farmers by making it easier to buy and sell water. But critics say the plan punishes poor people. Read the proposal online.

By Dave Washburnhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-994314.mp3Murray, KY – There's more talk about deer than about bass…

AP staffers have sent an open letter to their leaders stating how upset they are about the dismissal of a brand-new colleague earlier this May. AP says her tweets violated its social media policy.

The sex crimes trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinsten is going to the jury. And, after two weeks of testimony, NPR's Rose Friedman says covering it has been challenging and fascinating.

By Scott Ellisonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-1000821.mp3Murray, KY – The Alabama Rig is heating up fishing on…

A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department. NPR reporters and editors are analyzing and annotating notable excerpts from the document.