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We incorrectly reported that developers eying land on the eastern edge of the Grand Canyon hoped to include a casino in a proposed development. No casino is part of the plan.

Foreign journalists are banned from reporting in Myanmar. But it is possible to enter the country as a tourist to observe a nation under the thumb of military rule.

A headquarters for the Democratic Party in Kentucky has been vandalized, with phrases including "Witch Hunt" and "Treason Dem" scrawled across its facade…

Hidden behind reports of low unemployment are Americans who have given up and stopped looking for work altogether. A significant number of them are men in the prime of life in rural America.

A massive earthquake hit just off the Mexican coast near Guatemala overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Emily Green from Mexico City.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto's newest book, The Mystery of Capital.

Peter Jon Shuler of member station KQED in San Francisco reports that amidst the energy shortage in California, the state's utilities want a rate hike of 25 to 30 percent. It's set off a debate on whether deregulation of the power industry should be scrapped.

Jon Kalish reports from member station KCRW in Santa Monica, California, on a new technique for selling homes. Former Hollywood screenwriter Merideth Baer "stages" homes that are for sale, furnishing them with 'fantasy interiors.'

NPR's Jackie Northam reports that Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, is asking that a date be set for him to die. McVeigh is waiving appeals, and making the request before a judge today via video hookup.

Retailer Montgomery Ward Inc. is shutting down after more than 125 years in business and numerous attempts to entice shoppers back to its struggling stores. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.