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After going through a huge growth spurt, money for global health has plateaued recently. The U.S. government remains the biggest donor, but private charities like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have boosted donations.

Despite Rocky Economy, Money For Global Health Remains Solid

Money to fight HIV and tuberculosis worldwide went through a huge growth in the early 2000s. But donations have plateaued in the past few years, economists say, as governments tighten their budgets. The U.S. is still the biggest contributor to global health, giving about $10 billion in 2010.

French Commander Cautious About Al-Qaida Leaders' Deaths

The head of France's joint chiefs of staff says he thinks one of the leaders, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, is probably dead, but he's less certain about Mokhtar Belmokhtar. The government of Chad over the weekend said the leaders had been killed in fighting in Mali.

Ten years and $60 billion in taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild it were worth the cost. That's the finding of a report to Congress by Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.

U.S. Spent Too Much In Iraq, Got Little In Return, Watchdog Report Says

Iraqi and U.S. officials interviewed for the report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said the $60 billion the U.S. spent on reconstruction efforts in Iraq "should have accomplished more." The findings could portend what lies ahead for the U.S. in Afghanistan where it is also engaged in reconstruction.

Fourth-generation owner of Braun Brush, Lance Cheney, stands next to a special-order brush his company made for the artist Richard Artschwager.

Three Ways Brush Factories Are Surviving In America

The cheapest place to make brushes these days is China. But there are still people pressing bristles into brushes in a factory in the Bronx, and in small plants across the country.

Nik Wallenda practices walking across a wire in Sarasota, Fla., last week.

Back On The Ground, Nik Wallenda Dreams Up His Next Walk

Wallenda put his circus family back on the map with his high-wire trip across Niagara Falls in 2012. Last week, it was a walk across a 1,500-foot gorge near the Grand Canyon. Of course he gets butterflies, he says, but there's no fear.

Jeff Daniels returns to Aaron Sorkin's HBO series <em>The Newsroom</em> as cable news anchor Will McAvoy.

Back For More: Sorkin's 'Newsroom' Is A Serious Standout

Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom, starring Jeff Daniels as cable news anchorman Will McAvoy, returns July 14 for its second season. TV critic David Bianculli says some critics find the show preachy, but he likes that it tackles serious and complicated subjects.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to block Internet porn by default on all British computers.

U.K. Cracking Down On Porn, Blocking It Unless Users Opt In

The British prime minister says a plan to outlaw "violent" porn and block certain search terms is designed to protect children. Will a crackdown result in less child abuse?

Kentucky Association faces hearing

By Tony McVeighhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-857511.mp3Frankfort, KY – Recent investigations by the Lexington…

Public Radio Service WKMS Meets $100,000 Fundraiser Goal in Community Support

By Jenni ToddMurray, KY – Murray State's listener supported public radio service, 91.3 FM, WKMS concluded its autumn fundraiser with the final day of its…

Award-winning poet, Alice Friman, reads at Murray State

By Kate Lochtehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-877714.mp3Murray, KY – Alice Friman has won the Ezra Pound Poetry Award…

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