Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSenate Unveils Plan To Reduce Emissions
()California Sen. Barbara Boxer unveils a bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent to help slow climate change. The plan uses a cap and trade system and would rework the nation's energy economy.
Economy Dips At 0.7 Percent Pace In 2nd Quarter
A better-than-expected performance provided strong evidence the recession may be ending.
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As high-school football kicks off around the country, we want to document the people behind the game and the rituals that surround it. Tell us your stories.
Interactive Map: Share your favorite low-cost ways to have fun.
NPR tracks significant events and developments in the Obama administration.
Environment
Carbon Offset Kiosks Help Air Travelers Ditch Guilt()
September 29, 2009 At self-serve kiosks at San Francisco International Airport, travelers can now pay a fee to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of their trip. The idea is that the money goes to stop emissions somewhere else or even to a forest that can absorb the carbon. But will patrons get what they pay for?
Media
Court Dismisses Rather's Suit Against CBS()
September 29, 2009 A New York court on Tuesday dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp., noting that the network continued to pay the anchor $6 million a year even after he left the evening news broadcast.
National Security
Officials: NYC Plot Operational, Not Just Aspirational()
September 28, 2009 Najibullah Zazi has come to embody everything U.S. intelligence officials worry about in a suspected jihadist. He was in the U.S. legally, was familiar with American culture and customs, and could blend in. Most frightening of all, they say, Zazi had already begun to launch his plot.
Around the Nation
More Women Hunt, Seeking Food And Togetherness()
September 29, 2009 SPPRAround America this fall, hunters are stalking everything from birds to bears. An estimated 12.5 million Americans hunt — a number that has fallen in the past 15 years. But the number of female hunters has held steady — and more young girls than ever are hunting.
Digital Life
Secret Service Probes 'Should Obama Be Killed' Poll()
September 28, 2009 The poll, posted Saturday on Facebook, was taken off the social-networking site after company officials were alerted to its existence.
Meet some of the faces behind America's unemployment numbers.
