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Earthcorps members from more than 60 countries work daily to restore and invigorate the Puget Sound bio-network.

In Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges examines the tensions that arise between profit, progress, technology and the pursuit of the American dream. Written with co-author Joe Sacco, the book critiques an economic system that they say abandons too many Americans.

The Aurora theater shooting has prompted Hollywood to reconsider the role of movie violence. Similar conversations are taking place among novelists, video game makers and other artists. Director Rob Cohen, crime writer Laura Lippman and video game designer Chris Hecker talk about violence and art.

Jane Bunnett and Chihiro Yamanaka come to the Kennedy Center from Canada and Japan, respectively, and each has a compelling story.

American swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte faced off for the last time Thursday at the London Summer Olympics. Phelps won that race, the 200-meter individual medley. Meanwhile, gymnast Gabby Douglas competed in the women's individual all-around final and took the gold. Tom Goldman talks to Audie Cornish.

The best Olympic images of the day include snapshots from swimming, gymnastics, rowing, judo and cycling competitions.

Gabby Douglas, the 16-year-old gymnast, won another gold medal Thursday. But why are some black women obsessed with her hair? Writer Monique Fields urges critics to focus on her strength and poise.

The driver lost control the bus blew a tire and crashed into a concrete pillar.

Hitting the campaign trail again after his trip abroad, Mitt Romney unveiled an economic scorecard against President Obama in Colorado. While in battleground Florida, Obama mocked Romney's plan as "trickle down tax cut fairy dust."

Tana French's latest novel follows Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, a police detective with a rage for order, as he investigates a young family's murder in a suburban Dublin development gone bust. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Broken Harbor is as much social criticism as it is whodunit.