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1: Pulitzer Prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer reporters DONALD BARLETT and JAMES STEELE. "Barlett and Steele" as they are often referred to in Philly, are writing a new ten part series in the Inquirer titled "Who Stole the Dream?" Barlett and Steele say American public policy is largely to blame for why many American jobs have been sent overseas. Barlett and Steele will publish these stories in book form later this year by Andrews and McMeel.In 1991, They wrote a series entitled "America: What Went Wrong?" that generated the greatest reader response in the history of The Inquirer, generating more than 20 thousand letters. The series chronicled how government and corporate policies hurt the earning power of America's middle class. That series was turned into a 1992 New York Times best-seller "America: What Went Wrong?" from Andrews and McMeel. Other books by them include "Empire:The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes," and "Forevermore: Nuclear Waste in America." Barlett and Steele won Pulitzer Prizes for their reporting in 1975 and 1989.

Ozzie was experiencing symptoms such as decreased appetite, facial swelling and weakness in the past week. He was found deceased on Tuesday at the Atlanta zoo, where he lived since 1988.

Nobel Prize-winning biologist and naturalized American Günther Blobel is on a mission to bring churches back to the former East Germany. But city officials in Leipzig say they don't want a huge Gothic cathedral rebuilt on the site where the communist government destroyed the original in 1968. See photos of the church, and what the university plaza looks like today.

Discussions of global warming and climate change often center around anecdote and cyclical analysis. Scientist Tim Flannery seeks to clarify current — and future — conditions in The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means for Life on Earth.

A new book tells the story of hip-hop's humble beginnings, and how it morphed into the multifaceted, multibillion-dollar business it is today.

Travis Gienger spent six months growing the largest pumpkin in North American history, then he drove it from Minnesota to California over the weekend.

Stanford University intentionally excluded Jewish students for years, according to a report put forth by the institution. The university's president issued an extensive apology Wednesday.

For some, it's an expression of faith. To others, it's an important element of culture. Whatever its significance, gospel music helped create the foundation for rock 'n' roll, as well as rhythm and blues. A new CD and DVD collection titled How Sweet It Was: The Sights and Sounds of Gospel's Golden Age has captured some of gospel's greatest moments.

The Somali-Canadian rapper was introduced to the world as The Dusty Foot Philosopher with his first album in 2005. A new full-length album, Country, God, or the Girl, comes out in May.

Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles are a Boston-area quartet raised on punk rock and country music. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews their new album, The Stars Are Out.