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To make a more healthful version of Edy's Grand Ice Cream, Nestle developed a technology that could cut half the fat and two-thirds of the calories from the frozen treat.

Food Firms Trim Trillions Of Calories From Packaged Treats

In the past few years, major food manufacturers have introduced more healthful versions of their products, such as low-fat ice cream and "light" soups. These efforts have slashed 6.4 trillion calories from packaged foods sold in 2012, a study finds. But does that calorie drop help shrink Americans' growing waistlines?

Florida Atlantic Donation Sparks Outrage, But University Doesn't Budge

The university's new stadium will be named after a private prison company. The GEO Group gave FAU a $6 million gift that "delighted" the administration but prompted protests from students. Friday, university President Mary Jane Saunders said the deal was a "closed book," despite allegations of abuse at the company's institutions.

About half the juvenile offenders released from prison on Rikers Island in New York return within a year, New York City Department of Corrections Commissioner Dora Schriro says.

Goldman Sachs Hopes To Profit By Helping Troubled Teens

Goldman Sachs has invested $9.6 million in a new initiative for juvenile offenders in the New York City prison system. While the Department of Corrections needs the money, some wonder if private investment has a place in government agencies.

Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen has a new album out called <em>Claroscuro</em>.

Anat Cohen: Bringing The Clarinet To The World

On her latest album, Claroscuro, the jazz clarinetist explores influences that range from Louis Armstrong to Brazilian music to that of her native Israel. It's this desire to adapt the instrument to so many musical traditions that has earned Cohen such acclaim. (Originally broadcast on Feb. 6, 2013.)

N.H. Group Says People, Not Taxes, Should Help Needy

Those opposed to taxes and big government are putting their money where their mouths are in the state. A food drive there was put together by libertarians and anarchists, and they say they privately funded, voluntary charity is superior to the welfare system.

U.S. Unemployment Rate Inched Up In May

The Labor Department on Friday reported a jobless rate of 7.6 percent as employers added 175,000 jobs and more people began to look for work last month. That's up from April's rate of 7.5 percent.

This guy lives in a computer. Can you get him a job?

Even If You're All-Powerful, It's Hard To Fix The Economy

What happens if you slash the price of oil, save Europe and force Congress to make a grand bargain? Not as much as you might think.

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions, Dealing Blow To Voting Rights

By a vote of 6-to-3 on Thursday the Supreme Court's conservative majority made it far more difficult to challenge voting restrictions throughout the country.

Matthew Carnes prepares to change diapers for his newborn daughter, Evelina Carnes, as his wife, Breanna Llamas, keeps watch in the postpartum unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., in March. The U.S. has reported another record low in its birthrate.

U.S. Birthrate Fell By 4% In 2020, Hitting Another Record Low

For the sixth year in a row, the number of U.S. births fell in 2020, reaching the lowest level since 1979. The fertility rate remains "below replacement" — the level needed to compensate for deaths.

Jim Holland says his memories of being raped as an adolescent were triggered by the 2002-2004 <em>Boston Globe</em> Spotlight investigation of sexual abuse by priests. He lives in Quincy, Mass.

Men Who Have Been Sexually Abused Have Trouble Getting Treatment

One man's struggle to get treatment for the abuse he suffered as a child serves as a lesson for others.

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