Nation Jun 23 News Wrap: FBI recovers child victims of sex trafficking across the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, a nationwide FBI operation has recovered 168 victims of child sex trafficking. The children are Americans and many had never been reported missing, said FBI director James Comey. Also, Syria handed over the last of…
Episode Jun 22 Sunday, June 22, 2014 On tonight’s program, Islamic extremists capture new towns in Iraq, as President Obama talks about what America can and cannot do in the region. Later, small businesses struggling to get bank loans are turning to alternative sources of credit. And,…
World Jun 22 Putin expresses support for cease-fire in Ukraine Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed his support in Moscow today for a cease-fire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Alison Stewart speaks with Andrew Roth, reporting for the New York Times from Donetsk, about the ongoing situation…
Nation Jun 22 Small businesses increasingly turn to online lenders when banks bail Since the financial crisis, small business lending by banks has declined substantially according to federal data. The value of loans of less than $100k is down by more than 18 percent since 2008. But while banks have pulled back, new…
Arts Jun 22 Rubik's Cube's mystique remains 40 years later In a classic Rubik’s Cube, twenty-six cubes are designed to interlock and rotate around an axis that can be shuffled 43-quintillion ways. It couldn’t be simpler invention, but for most of us, the Rubik's Cube poses a daunting task. This…
Episode Jun 21 Saturday, June 21, 2014 On Saturday’s program, Islamic extremists capture an Iraqi town on the border with Syria. Later, should desperately ill patients be allowed to take medications not approved by the FDA? And, learn about the viola that could fetch more than $45…
World Jun 21 Militants gain ground in Iraq near Syrian border Sunni extremists continue to gain ground in Iraq and now militants led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have captured the town of al Qaim on the border with Syria. Alison Stewart speaks with Gideon Rose…
Arts Jun 21 Auction for 18th century viola starts at $45 million An 18th century viola by Antonio Stradivarius, the famed Italian lute-maker, is up for auction at Sotheby's starting at $45 million. The old stringed instruments, known as "Strads" are praised for their masterful craftsmanship. But a French researcher who blindfolded…