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Life for most Haitians is a constant struggle for clean water. And now that cholera has invaded Haiti, safe drinking water has become Haiti's most urgent public health problem. The disease has killed more than 7,000 people since late 2010.

Scientists are finding a large increase in the number of small earthquakes in the midcontinent of the U.S. They suspect wastewater wells, whose numbers are growing as the oil and gas industry increases hydrofracturing.

The Justice Department is suing publishers and Apple for price fixing in the e-book market. Three publishers — Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and Hachette — decided to settle the suit. But Apple — along with publishing companies Macmillan and Penguin — plan to fight the allegations.

Sony is expected to cut about 6 percent of its global workforce in an attempt to return to profitability. Daisuke Wakabayashi, of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Renee Montagne about restructuring plans at Sony.

We now know who the candidates will be in the Tulsa City council’s first-ever non-partisan election:District #-1: Twan Jones will try again to knock off…

As more baby boomers prepare to retire, they're increasingly facing complicated negotiations with their spouses. Many of them live in dual-income households. And while each partner may have very specific ideas about when to retire, they often avoid discussions about retirement altogether.

Robert Siegel talks to Louisa Lim in Seoul about North Korea's rocket launch on Friday morning.

The war on drugs is now decades old, with no end in sight. A number of Latin American presidents say it's time to consider alternatives, including legalization. They plan to raise the issue when more than 30 leaders from the Americas gather this weekend in Colombia, but the U.S. has made clear its opposition to legalization.

Cholera was introduced into Haiti 18 months ago. So far, more than a half-million people have gotten sick and 7,000 have died. Public health authorities say the disease will linger for a long time because Haiti has the worst sanitation in the Western Hemisphere.

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman from a burning building. He saw his neighbor's house on fire Thursday night, and he ran in to pull her to safety. Host Michel Martin speaks with Mayor Booker about the experience he calls a "come to Jesus moment."