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Updated Driving Advice: A Better Way To Grip The Steering

On Tuesday's program, we offered some tried but apparently no longer true advice for listeners who drive. We explain why "9 and 3" is the new "10 and 2."

Burlington Schools: Hiring Not Nepotism

The Burlington School District has filled a pair of administrative vacancies. And it's confident one hiring does not violate its own nepotism policy.The…

'All The Rage' Has All The Despair, And All The Confusion, Too

Courtney Summers' new YA novel centers on a girl who was raped at a party, and the community that mostly doesn't believe her. Critic Tasha Robinson says the book's portrait of trauma packs a punch.

A relative of a victim of the Sewol ferry receives a hug during a rally earlier this month in Seoul. A year after the disaster that killed 304, parents of the victims are still demanding an independent investigation and recovery of the boat.

A Year After Ferry Disaster, South Koreans Await Answers

The root causes of the accident that killed 304 people are still unclear, and parents of the victims are embroiled in a political tug of war.

Colorado Allows Sales Of Powdered Alcohol

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the law after federal regulators approved Palcohol. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says powdered alcohol is a dangerous product and he wants it banned.

Demonstrators gather outside the City County Building in Indianapolis on Monday, calling for the state House to roll back the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say can be used to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

Indiana Governor Stands By 'Religious Freedom' Law But Promises Fix

"We'll fix this and we'll move forward," Gov. Mike Pence says, adding that he was "taken aback" by criticism of a law that's seen as allowing businesses to refuse service to gays and lesbians.

A police officer is silhouetted through the emergency room door at a public hospital in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. With 91 murders per 100,000 people, the Central American nation is often called the most violent in the world. The homicide rate is roughly 20 times that of the U.S. rate, according to a 2011 U.N. report.

The Challenge: Curb Violence In Most Violent City. Hint: Nuns Can Help

This year, at Emory University's global health challenge, students had to come up with clever solutions for a pressing problem. Only it wasn't a superbug. It was the extreme violence in Honduras.

Musician Joni Mitchell attends a party before the Grammy Awards in February. Mitchell, 71, was found unconscious in her home Tuesday.

Musician Joni Mitchell Is 'Awake And In Good Spirits' In Intensive Care

The folk music icon was hospitalized in Los Angeles after being found unconscious in her home Tuesday.

Dry, cracked earth is visible on a cantaloupe farm near Firebaugh, Calif., last August. Record-low snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada mean most Central California farmers will face another year without water from the federal Central Valley Project.

Scary Times For California Farmers As Snowpack Hits Record Lows

Much of the state depends on that snow for its water. In the Central Valley, the nation's most productive farming region, that means another year of fallow fields and emergency water measures.

Contested Race in Galesburg's First Ward

The election to represent northeast portions of Galesburg features a two-term incumbent opposed by a political newcomer. First Ward Alderman Ken Goad is…

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