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More than 100,000 Ohio jobs were lost this year, a result of the nation's economic crisis and, more specifically, a suffering auto industry. Ohio's unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, one of the highest in the country, has leaders in the Midwestern state asking Washington for help. Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher explains the extent of Ohio's labor crisis.

Riots in the Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel continue Tuesday, following the death Sunday of two teenagers in a collision with police. Robert Siegel talks with Michael Deibert, Paris correspondent for the Inter Press Service, who says there are reports that the violence now is as bad as the riots of 2005.

When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford jetted off to Buenos Aires for a secret tryst, he left not just his family but an entire state in the dark. By going incommunicado, Sanford acted imprudently — but doesn't seem to have violated any legal requirements of his office.

Around the nation today, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was marked with prayers, solemn ceremonies, vows to remember the nearly 3,000 victims and pledges to never let terrorists fundamentally change the American way of life.

The Chargers are on fire. The team won its 11th straight game with a 23-20 win over the Washington Redskins. We speak to Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton about the Chargers success this season, and the challenges they face in the playoffs.

When Earle Helton was hospitalized earlier this year, his medications caused him to suffer an episode of delirium. Helton isn't alone. About one-third of seniors who are hospitalized experience delirium, which is sometimes preventable.

Actor and comedian John Leguizamo is workshopping his latest solo show at the La Jolla Playhouse. "Diary of a Madman" follows Leguizamo's adolescence in Queens, New York, his early acting career, including the 80's avant-garde theater scene and anecdotes from Hollywood movie sets. Leguizamo joins us to talk about his new stage work.

The Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip is scheduled to begin next week. Jewish settlers in Gaza have known for months that they will have to leave their homes, and 1,700 families have received letters of notification and warning: Evacuate by August 17 or face physical removal. But settlers and their allies vow to disrupt the pullot. We hear about the divisive debate.

Sean Cox and Christy Yael in Dying City. & Photo Credit: & Randy Rovang

On Cygnet Theater's Dying City and Uncivilized Audience Behavior