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Federal officials cannot stop all of the illicit drugs entering the country. So they teamed up with local cops to target vehicles smuggling drugs on highways across the southwest and beyond.

Why do American's have such a big appetite for big food? It seems like everywhere you turn nowadays, there's a fast food restaurant offering a new double-bacon-cheese-filled item that you can wash down with a large fries, and a 32-ounce soft drink. We speak to Dr. David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, about why he says we've become a nation of "conditioned hypereaters."

In June, All Things Considered appealed to your inner author, asking you to send original works of fiction that could be read in three minutes or less. And, man, did your inner authors respond! The show received more than 5,000 submissions to the writing contest.

Drug shortages may be the new normal in U.S. medical care, experts say. Most drug occur because something goes wrong in the manufacturing process that halts production.

Drug shortages may be the new normal in U.S. medical care, experts say. Most drug shortages occur because something goes wrong in the manufacturing process that halts production.

Seattle minimum wage workers will see a gradual raise to $15 an hour — the highest in the nation. That won't end the argument about whether increases help or hurt employment.

Mixologists at cutting-edge restaurants around the country are digging up old recipes from the soda fountains of the past. The renaissance in beverages made with mineral water and unique blends of sweet syrups and bitters reflects a shift away from industrial soft drinks.

Two weeks of flooding in Australia have covered an area the size of France and Germany combined. A flash flood sent a wall of water through a town Monday near Brisbane -- the country's third-largest city. Neale Maynard, an editor of Brisbane's Courier Mail newspaper, talks about the disaster with Steve Inskeep.

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was promoting a complex legislative package to rebuild California's water system, he often appeared alongside farmers who were unable to cultivate their land amid a third year of drought and federal pumping restrictions.

The annual Orchids and Onions awards ceremony, celebrating the best and worst in San Diego architecture and design, took place Thursday night. Culture Lust has the winners and losers.