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A federal jury finds former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers guilty on all counts for his role in an $11 billion accounting scandal. Tess Vigeland of Marketplace reports.

Unharvested produce accounts for much of the food that goes to waste in the United States. The group Hidden Harvest visits the fields in Coachella Valley, Calif., retrieves the produce left behind, and gives the food to the hungry. Matt Holzman of member station KCRW reports.

Personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war. Hear Abe Salmi, who was born in the United States to Palestinian parents. Salmi talks about the intensified hatred he and his family have faced in this country since the beginning of the war with Iraq.

The U.S. retail industry is setting records: workers quitting and workers hired. Wages are finally growing. And despite the pandemic devastation, brand-new stores are still opening.

Noel King talks to White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who explains the administration's approach to trade and its next steps. NPR's Scott Horsley weights in on their conversation.

Affluent professionals in India are doing what the affluent always have done: collecting art. But as prices soar, the quality of art — and of conservatorial facilities — isn't necessarily keeping pace.

More Americans are marrying later in life, if they marry at all. NPR's Michel Martin talks with sociology professor Susan Brown about shifting attitudes toward marriage in American society.

A snapshot of goat-grabbing, a popular sport in Afghanistan.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma company has developed a protective blanket that could give children a better opportunity to survive tornadic debris or a…

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing federal regulations on electronic cigarettes. They would ban sales to anyone under 18…