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  • President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both campaigned in the battleground state of Ohio this week.
    Ohio County A Historic Predictor Of State's Vote
    President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney barnstormed Ohio this week. And both candidates also held rallies in or near Wood County, which has picked the winner in all but one presidential election since 1960.
  • Mumford and Sons.
    Mumford & Sons On World Cafe
    The band responsible for the term "arena folk" talks about balancing between quiet and loud spaces within its music. And, of course, it performs songs from its new album, Babel.
  • Las Cafeteras, from Los Angeles, have made their own version of the classic <em>son jarocho</em> song "La Bamba."
    Son Jarocho, The Sound Of Veracruz
    Betto Arcos says the style of music is so vibrant because it comes from the Caribbean side of Mexico and has all the influences of that region.
  • A Tiny Ocean World With A Mighty Important Future
    Tiny ocean organisms known as plankton are vital to life on Earth, generating enough oxygen to account for every other breath you take. As climate change alters the temperature and acidity of our waters, these mysterious ocean creatures may be in jeopardy.
  • The CD, At 30, Is Feeling Its Age
    The CD is just the latest musical format to rise and fall in roughly the same 30-year cycle.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court is embarking on a new term beginning Monday that could be as consequential as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings on affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
    High Court Preps For Another Headline-Making Term
    Decisions are expected this term on affirmative action in higher education, same-sex marriage, the Voting Rights Act and a lot of privacy issues. The court opens the term Monday by taking a look at a case brought against Shell Oil by 12 Nigerians granted political asylum in the U.S.
  • For High Earners, Expiring Tax Cuts Would Hit Hard
    About 80 percent of Americans will see their tax bills rise if the Bush-era tax cuts are allowed to expire at the end of this year. But those who will take the largest hit are those with the highest incomes.
  • Syria Experiences More Bloody Weekend Fighting
    In the country's largest city Aleppo, large swaths of a historic market were burned to the ground as government troops battled rebels for control of the city. And a bomb struck a largely Kurdish city in the country's northeast.
  • Salman Rushdie is the author of <em>The Satanic Verses,</em> which inspired a fatwah calling for his death. His novel <em>Midnight's Children</em> has been adapted into a film that opens in the U.S. on Nov. 2.
    Being 'Joseph Anton,' Rediscovering Salman Rushdie
    John Powers reviews the author's memoir of his time in hiding — the result of a fatwah calling for his murder after the publication of The Satanic Verses.
  • Bill Pullman plays President Dale Gilchrist in NBC's new show <em>1600 Penn</em>.
    Bill Pullman, Headed Back To '1600 Penn'
    Bill Pullman enjoyed a star turn as the president of the United States in Independence Day. And in an upcoming NBC show, 1600 Penn, he's back in the White House. Pullman talks about his reputation as Hollywood's "everyman," his return to the presidency and his new film, Bringing Up Bobby.
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