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Brazil's energy company, Petrobras, inaugurated a new offshore platform on June 3 in Angra dos Reis. Brazil has located major offshore oil fields and plans to greatly increase production in the coming years.

Brazil Hopes To Add Oil Wealth To Booming Economy

Brazil has discovered enormous oil fields 200 miles off its coast. The country is in the midst of a debate about who should benefit from the revenues. But analysts predict its economy will better be able to handle an influx of oil than many other countries.

Members of Western Kentucky University's class of 2015 attach their class pins Tuesday during the WKU Freshman Assembly at E.A. Diddle Arena.

WKU Challenges Freshmen

The message to incoming students was clear Tuesday night at Western Kentucky University’s Freshman Assembly: finish your degree. That theme was brought…

Potatoes, especially served like this, are at the center of a school lunch debate.

Maine Senator Postpones Potato Nutrition Battle, For Now

All year, a fight has been raging over the potato's proper role in school lunch and breakfast programs. Potato industry lobbyists and senators from potato-growing states are fighting efforts to limit spuds' appearances in the lunch line.

The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., has implemented a security program aimed at aiding the government identify suspected terrorists.

Shoppers Entangled In War On Terrorism

Documents obtained by NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting detail how the Mall of America shares information about possible threats.

UK's Long-Term Cancer Survival Rate High

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center released statistics Tuesday saying that it has a much higher rate of long-term survival for an array of…

<em>Listen to Me</em> features tributes from Buddy Holly's generation — Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr — and younger artists such as Zooey Deschanel.

Buddy Holly At 75: A Tribute To An Unlikely Star

Listen to Me is a pan-generational tribute featuring Natalie Merchant, Ringo Starr and more.

B. Todd Jones, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, speaks during a press conference with Attorney General Eric Holder last year. Jones has been tapped as acting chief of the troubled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

New ATF Chief Inherits Agency Fighting For Survival

B. Todd Jones, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, has been tapped as acting director of the agency, which is under pressure from Congress after a botched gun-trafficking operation known as "Fast and Furious." A colleague says of Jones, "When the going gets tough, he can be one of the toughest guys in the room."

Hanging out in San Francisco's Castro district; Nov. 3, 2010.

San Francisco May Make Nudists Cover Their Seats

Walking around San Francisco with no clothes on? No problem, for the most part. But if you sit down on a public bench or go into a restaurant, city Supervisor Scott Wiener says you should bring something along to cover either the seat or yourself.

Study: 33 Percent Of Americans Raised Middle Class Move Downward As Adults

A new Pew study reveals that a central component of the American Dream — that children will grow up better off than their parents — is not necessarily coming true.

Carie Lemack lost her mother, Judy Larocque, in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Ten years later, Lemack is on a first-name basis with Sen. John Kerry as part of her mission to raise awareness so that another Sept. 11 doesn't happen.

Daughter Channels Sept. 11 Grief Into Film, Activism

Carie Lemack, who lost her mother on Sept. 11, says she will never quit trying to prevent that kind of tragedy from happening again. Ten years later, Lemack is still on that mission — and she's not only founded two nonprofits, she's also made an Oscar-nominated documentary and is on a first-name basis with Sen. John Kerry.

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