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  • Much of the menial work at U.S. military installations has been done by South Asian contractors. Those jobs are now declining as the United States reduces its forces, and some Iraqi employers are taking advantage of the cheap labor.
  • Southeastern New Mexico has profited from its low-level nuclear waste depository, hidden in underground salt beds. But as the federal government eyes those salt beds as a candidate to take on higher-level nuclear waste, the state players are debating everything from geology to safety to trust in government.
  • We've been hearing a lot lately about "LEED," or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Several colleges in San Diego are leading the way and building projects incorporating "green" features.
  • Acclaimed director Jane Campion's new film about English poet John Keats is a stunner. If seeing it makes you want to write poetry, then you can participate in the film's contest for the winning homemade love letter or most poetic tweet. Alas, "a thing of beauty is a joy forever" has already been done.
  • The Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. airplane has exposed critical weaknesses in airport security measures. Critics have focused on technological and intelligence gaps, but some also question whether authorities are focused enough on other measures to identify suspicious people.
  • As William Shatner and what remains of his original Enterprise crew grow increasingly older, Paramount has had to consider what it could do to reboot the…
  • The Department of Homeland Security began to take shape five years ago, merging two dozen agencies and almost 200,000 federal employees. More than $200 billion later, the department faces low morale, missed deadlines and continued concerns about its abilities.
  • Most work programs for low-income citizens focus on skills training. One program in Texas has a different approach --- exposing people to college-level liberal arts. Sarah Bush reports from member station KUT in Austin, Texas.
  • Manny Farber Dies at 91
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