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Investors are paying more attention to "climate risk," that is, the liability a company faces if the government slaps a cap on the amount of carbon dioxide companies can emit. Carbon dioxide is a major culprit in global warming.

Chris Evans tests his powers in Push (Summit Entertainment)

David and Nic Sheff, authors of Beautiful Boy and Tweak, respectively.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was fighting for his political career Tuesday after The New York Times raised questions about whether he distorted his military service. But Blumenthal wasn't the only one who failed to present his record accurately. Several newspapers repeatedly mischaracterized his service.

Many Americans know Somalia as a lawless country controlled by warlords. Somalia has seen two decades of civil war, and the militant group Al-Shabab continues to fight government forces. NPR's Frank Langfitt, recently returned from Somalia, sheds light on what some call "the most-failed state."

After the "underwear bomber" incident on Christmas Day, President Obama accelerated the deployment of new airport scanners that look beneath travelers' clothes to spot any weapons or explosives.

California regulators are proposing to fine companies that wrongfully delay medical reviews in workers’ compensation cases. Injured workers complain the lack of penalties have allowed companies to ab

On our Legal Update we hear how far you can go on a business complaint line; a lawsuit over characters on the TV Show CSI and claims that a company's drug tolerance policy may be a form of discrimination.

Traveling westward along California's Route 66, the Santa Monica Pier rises just as the highway ends and the Pacific coast begins, its marquee Ferris wheel hovering majestically over the ocean. In celebration of the pier's centennial, Renee Montagne walks the wooden planks and speaks to some of the locals.

T. Jefferson Parker talks about the latest novel in his Charlie Hood series, The Border Lords, a continuing tale of drugs and guns along the U.S.-Mexico Border.