Around the Nation

Some images of lung cancer are clear cut. But in many others, a nodule on the screen turns out not to be cancer at all.

Panel Urges Lung Cancer Screening For Millions Of Americans

2:24pm August 22, 2013

by Richard Knox

Most people get diagnosed with lung cancer when it's too late to effectively treat it. A federal panel is trying to improve the odds by saying that longtime smokers and former smokers should get annual CT scans to check for lung cancer.

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The Eastman Kodak Co. corporate headquarters in Rochester, N.Y.

Kodak Reinvents Itself As Judge Approves Bankruptcy Exit

1:54pm August 22, 2013

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper has approved Kodak's plan to emerge from court oversight. That paves the way for it to be a much smaller company focused on commercial and packaging printing.

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Closing Arguments Begin Thursday In Fort Hood Shooting Trial

12:43pm August 22, 2013

by Wade Goodwyn

The court martial of Army Major Nidal Hasan is heading into its final phases at Fort Hood in Texas. Hasan has elected to offer no defense. Closing arguments begin Thursday morning, and then the case is set to go to the jury. Hasan faces the death penalty, accused of massacring 13 people and shooting 32 others.

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Lawyers For Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales To Ask For Leniency

12:43pm August 22, 2013

by Martin Kaste

The sentencing hearing for Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales continues near Tacoma, Wash. He's pleaded guilty to attacking two Afghan villages last year, massacring 16 men, women and children. Because of the guilty plea, Bales is guaranteed a life sentence. The only question is whether he'll have a chance at parole.

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Politics & Government

New York City Council To Vote On Tough Police Oversight Laws

12:43pm August 22, 2013

by Joel Rose

Thursday's vote comes just weeks after a federal judge ruled the NYPD violated the civil rights of minorities. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg refuses to back down. He's appealing the judge's ruling, and working to block the council bills as well.

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Project Puffin staffers "grub" for puffin chicks beneath boulders.

On A Rocky Maine Island, Puffins Are Making A Tenuous Comeback

8:12pm August 21, 2013

by Fred Bever

The windswept island about 6 miles off the coast was a haven for a hugely diverse bird population until fishermen decimated the birds' ranks. Puffins have been successfully reintroduced to Eastern Egg Rock, but warming ocean waters may be threatening their ability to survive.

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National

VA Still Under Pressure To Reduce Disability Claim Backlog

6:38pm August 21, 2013

by Quil Lawrence

A veterans group handed the White House a petition to take action on the "million veteran backlog" on Tuesday. But the Veterans Administration says that backlogged claims are dropping for the fifth month in a row and are now under half a million.

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Eva Teague, 31, is trying to start her own pig farm in Colorado but is running into financial obstacles typical of many young farmers trying to break into the business.

Young Farmers Break The Bank Before They Get To The Field

1:29pm August 21, 2013

by Luke Runyon

They want to get involved with both the local food movement and more conventional forms of agriculture. But many of them are finding their options limited. Ranch and farmland across the plains is going for several thousand dollars an acre, keeping many aspiring farmers out of the market.

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With An Urban Face-Lift, Vintage Bike Polo Picks Up Speed

12:54pm August 21, 2013

by Hilary Stohs-Krause

Several vintage sports have seen resurgence among young people lately: roller derby, kickball and even bocce ball. But one century-old sport hasn't just found new fans; it's getting an urban face-lift.

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Museum Raises Money To Save 'Rosie The Riveter' Plant

12:03pm August 21, 2013

by Tracy Samilton

A Michigan aviation museum has until Oct. 1 to save a historic factory from the wrecking ball. The Yankee Air Museum still needs to raise more than $3 million to rebuild part of the huge Willow Run bomber plant, where Rosie the Riveter worked during World War II. (This piece initially aired on Aug, 4. 2013, on All Things Considered)

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