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  • Jorge Ramos: Debate Commission Stuck In 1950s
    This year's presidential debates have no Latino moderators on the slate. So one network is taking matters into its own hands. Univision's Jorge Ramos is set to moderate discussions with each of the major party presidential candidates. He tells host Michel Martin it's time for the Commission on Presidential Debates to move into the 21st century.
  • Wreck on I-65 in Bowling Green Closes Natcher Parkway Ramps
    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports a tractor trailer crash on Interstate 65 at the William H. Natcher Parkway interchange/Exit 20 has closed two…
  • The Role For The U.S. In The South China Sea
    As tensions mount between China and several neighboring countries over control in the Asia-Pacific region, U.S. Sen. James Webb talks with NPR's Neal Conan about the role the United States can and should play in the growing disputes in the South China Sea.
  • WKU Sophomore Snipes Out for Year with Torn ACL
    The WKU men's basketball team will be without one of their top reserves this season. Sophomore Nigel Snipes suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in…
  • An overabundance of lobsters in Maine due to early shedding of shells has driven down prices to record lows. That's good for consumers.
    Have Lobster, Will Travel — And Race The Clock
    Flying with lobsters is surprisingly easy, as long as the journey isn't too long. And this year's glut of Maine's soft shell lobsters means it's also cheaper than usual to bring them home alive.
  • Louisville Asks Liquor Warehouse to Control Vapors
    Air quality officials in Louisville are warning liquor giant Diageo that it could face fines if it doesn't control the vapors coming from its storage…
  • Demonstrator China Starshine holds up signs outside of City Hall in Portland last week.
    Portland, Ore., Becomes Latest Fluoride Battleground
    Portland, Ore., is the largest American city not to add fluoride to its drinking water. Activists have been vocal, for and against a proposal to change that. The science shows that fears of side effects from small amounts of fluoride to protect teeth are unfounded.
  • A child waits with a box of food at a mobile food bank in Oswego, N.Y., in June. New census data show that 46.2 million people in the U.S. lived below the poverty line last year.
    Poverty Rate Unchanged, But Still Historically High
    The government says that the poverty rate for 2011 was 15 percent, essentially unchanged from the year before. That still means that more than 46 million people lived below the poverty line last year. According to one economist, "the bad news isn't as bad as it has been."
  • Ambassador To Libya Was Passionate About His Work
    Melissa Block talks to Patrick Garvey about his friend, the late U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. Stevens was killed during an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday.
  • President Obama gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
    Obama's Post-Charlotte Bounce May Owe More To TV Ads Than Convention
    A group of political scientists counted 40,974 ads on behalf of President Obama versus 17,779 for Mitt Romney during the two weeks of the political conventions.
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