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Nothing To Report Yet, 'Disappointed' Amelia Earhart Searchers Say

The latest expedition to look for clues to the aviator's 1937 disappearance didn't discover any obvious debris. But now they'll analyze images taken in the ocean off a tiny island in the mid-Pacific.

London Underground employee John Light (!) carries the Olympic torch onto a train at Wimbledon Station.

Let's Catch Up: Olympic Coaches Won't March; North Korea Wants Games On TV

With three days until the official opener of the 2012 London Games, news coming out of the Olympics includes a limit on who can march in the Opening Ceremony, and a bid by North Korea to broadcast the games

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From NPR: Whether James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater will mount an insanity defense…

A heroin user keeps a syringe tucked behind his ear at a park in the city of Medan on Indonesia's Sumatra island. Cordita-Caritas Medan, a nongovernmental organization active there, works to reduce HIV infections through rehab of drug users and a needle exchange program.

Needle Exchanges Often Overlooked In AIDS Fight

Few strategies to prevent HIV infection are so effective, or so thoroughly proved. Yet needle exchanges aren't offered in some places that have been hit hard by the virus. In the U.S. there is pressure on funding that raises concerns the programs could be curtailed.

Heavy Rain, High Wind Expected Through Labor Day Weekend

National Weather Service officials say remnants of former Hurricane Isaac will bring gusty winds and rain to the region this weekend. Forecaster David…

It's All Politics, Aug. 30, 2012

NPR's Ron Elving and Ken Rudin discuss highlights of the Republican National Convention — the speeches, the delegates, and what it all means for this year's election. In other news, Rep. Ben Quayle loses the GOP congressional primary in Arizona. Does that signal the end of his political career?

Murray's Playhouse in the Park presents "Big River"

Based on the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the musical “Big River” follows the story of Huck after he leaves his home in Missouri and takes on…

Former Middle School Principal Sentenced

A judge today sentenced former South Marshall Middle School principal Kent Barlow to serve 10 years in prison. Barlow pled guilty earlier this month to…

Mark Baker produces cured pork from a type of hybrid swine recently put on Michigan's invasive species list. Baker says complying with the state's new rules will end his business.

Battle Over Michigan's New Swine Rules Goes Hog Wild

Michigan officials and pig farmers are locked in an escalating debate over new rules that make wild boars illegal in the state. The state maintains that the animals can destroy natural ecosystems, but some farmers say that the rules will destroy their livelihoods.

An urban farmer waters his plants near Bamako, Mali, where the government has set aside nearly 250 acres for market gardens.

Urbanization Puts Farms In Africa's Cities At Risk

As many as 40 percent of urban families in sub-Saharan Africa farm in household or commercial gardens. A survey from the United Nations finds that these urban farms, which feed millions of people each year, are in jeopardy if they're not protected during Africa's growth spurt.

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