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Ethnobotanist James Wong believes there is no reason to always use conventional medicines when you can find relief from the plants in your garden. Wong, who wrote Grow Your Own Drugs, says that herbal medicines can be a useful complement to conventional drugs.

National elections to select a new Parliament in Iraq have already been marked by violence. Bombs rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 12 people amid early voting. As Sunday's main voting approaches, here's a preview of the election and what's at stake.

Marines from India Company of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment have been clearing improvised explosive devices around the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in southern Afghanistan. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson has finished her traveling assignment with the group. During her time with the Marines, she witnessed Lance Cpl. Alejandro Yazzie, 23, be killed in a firefight with the Taliban.

As cash-strapped states slash programs across the board, police chiefs and sheriffs around the country are pushing to keep funding for efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. In Oklahoma, a safe haven for victims of the worst sexual and physical abuse is among those feeling squeezed.

Federal law enforcement agencies are now investigating a series of racially-charged incidents at UC San Diego. The most recent involves the discovery of a Ku Klux Klan-like hood on campus.

In a stew, oysters keep the fresh mineral flavors of a raw bar — but with the plump texture of a cooked bivalve. It's a warming way to have the best of both worlds, in a simple and satisfying oyster stew. Here are four interpretations of a classic, with flavors from Japan, Mexico and New Orleans.

The fallout from the "Compton Cookout" continues. We'll tell you why hundreds of students walked out of a UC San Diego-sponsored teach-in earlier this week.

Earlier this week, hundreds of UCSD students held a protest over the school's treatment and recruitment of minorities. The action follows a week of discussions at UCSD after an off-campus party mocking black culture angered the school's African-American students. What can be done to improve racial equality at the school?

The now infamous "Compton Cookout" has become a catalyst for a broader discussion on the climate at the UC, San Diego. Some student leaders are describing a toxic environment for African-American students on campus. We'll explore what's happening with race relations at UCSD and beyond.

Once seen as a trailblazer whose management techniques, known as the Toyota Way, were a model for others, Toyota has since fallen on tough times — most recently, a recall of 8.5 million vehicles. Its deep problems are ushering a period of soul-searching in corporate Japan.