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U.S. aid programs in the 1960s and '70s created a flourishing farming region in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province known as Little America. Today, aid workers are trying to restore the Afghan government presence there and the programs people need.

Mag Instrument has been making its flashlights in the U.S. for years. Anthony Maglica is the driving force behind a company that sells its signature product -- the Maglite -- for the same wholesale price it did in 1979. He vows to keep production at home, even if it means losing money.

DAILY REPORT: Beauty Day for Marine Wives, Nurses in Iraq With PTSD, Two World War II Pilots Found, Bob Woodward Critique, Women Troops Suffer More Than Men

Remembering the Fires...

Three San Diego County beaches are shut down today after a great white shark attacked and killed a man in Solana Beach this morning. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.

Teen Critic Disappointed by Indy 4

New research from UC San Diego shows that corals and soft-shelled creatures may not be the only species hurt by rising levels of carbon dioxide levels in the ocean.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released Thursday after being hospitalized briefly following a reaction to medication. It was the second time Ginsburg has been hospitalized in the past month.

State workers in California may not be furloughed after all. A judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the governor's decision to reinstitute the three unpaid days off a month. We're joined on Morning Edition by nonpartisan Sacramento political consultant Leo McElroy.

Cancer - My Personal War