HOME    ABOUT KATIE    KATIE'S NOTEBOOK    PODCASTING    STATION FINDER Jul 2, 2009  Congress' new energy bill aims to develop new and cleaner ways to keep the nation running. The measure passed the House and now heads to the Senate. Listen Download Jul 1, 2009  When the Sony Walkman was first introduced on this day in 1979, its creators were skeptical that it would generate revenue. What it did was start a revolution. Listen Download Jun 30, 2009  Iraqis greeted the final withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from their cities as if it were New Year's Eve - with a countdown clock, fireworks and dancing in the streets. Today was even declared a national holiday. Listen Download Jun 29, 2009  "I would like somebody in court today to tell me how long is my sentence." That line was spoken in a crowded Manhattan courtroom, not by Bernie Madoff, but by one of his victims. Six months after his Ponzi scheme and their worlds collapsed - it was judgment day. Listen Download Jun 25, 2009  She was the golden girl whose clean cut beauty epitomized an era. Farrah Fawcett died today losing a hard-fought battle with anal cancer. Listen Download Jun 24, 2009  Sometimes when I'm reporting the news about the economy, I feel like a real Debbie Downer. Unemployment is at more than 9 percent, and the nation lost 300,000 jobs last month alone. That's pretty bad. But, there's another way to look at it. That job loss number was about half of what it was in January. Listen Download Jun 23, 2009  For 30 years, Ed McMahon was the lovable, chuckling sidekick to Johnny Carson. Now I won't do "Here's Johnny" for you. Nobody could do it quite like Ed. He was the straight man to Carson's comedy, but he occasionally got in a zinger of his own. Listen Download Jun 22, 2009  We've all heard the excuses. Some of us have probably even made them - all the many reasons why we can't quit smoking. "It tastes good." "It gives me something to do with my hands." "It helps me when I get stressed out." Listen Download Jun 19, 2009  Russ Mitchell speaks about President Obama's speech addressing the vital role fathers play on children's lives. Mitchell encourages dads spend some time with their children this weekend. Listen Download Jun 18, 2009  The city of New York is declaring a war on geese, and some animal rights activists are crying foul. As many as 25,000 Canadian geese inhabit the metropolitan area, and those birds can become a feathered foe if they collide with airplanes. Listen Download Jun 17, 2009  One of the most striking things to me about the new national survey of students focusing on cheating by cell phone or using the Internet, which we are reporting for Thursday's The Early Show, is how many kids don't necessarily think it's cheating at all. Listen Download Jun 16, 2009  It's been six months since Bernie Madoff's arrest, but the anger his victims feel is still palpable and raw. Listen Download Jun 15, 2009  The message from protesters in Iran today is loud and clear, but it seems to be very different from the one at the polls last Friday. Listen Download Jun 12, 2009  Congress's Healthy Families Act forces companies with at least 15 employees to provide up to seven paid days a year. Listen Download Jun 11, 2009  Stand Up 2 Cancer has raised more than one hundred million dollars since it was founded last year. And we recently announced that more than 73 million of that is being awarded to five Dream Teams: researchers who share the goal of eradicating the scourge of cancer. Listen Download Jun 10, 2009  As they say, desperate times call for desperate measures. With the national unemployment rate hovering at about 9 percent, there are roughly 14 million people out there in need of a job. Some companies say they've received hundreds of applications for just a single opening. Listen Download Jun 9, 2009  If you're a parent who feels like your teen has morphed into Rip Van Winkle or Sleeping Beauty - always sawing wood - listen up. All that sleep time could be good for them. Listen Download Jun 8, 2009  It sounds like the opening scene of a political thriller. Two young journalists arrested in North Korea and charged with "hostile acts." Listen Download Jun 5, 2009  It could be a break for parents struggling to pay tuition bills in this tough economy. More colleges offer a four-year education in just three years. It doesn't take a calculus major to figure out that could save some serious cash. Listen Download Jun 4, 2009  Last night, families and friends gathered at Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris - a memorial for the lives lost on flight 447. Listen Download Jun 3, 2009  Today, President Obama arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the beginning of a five-day trip overseas that will include a major address to the Arab world. Listen Download Jun 2, 2009  The assassination of Dr. George Tiller in his Kansas church on Sunday was a realization of a threat he faced on a daily basis. Listen Download Jun 1, 2009  On their very first date, Barack and Michelle Obama walked, talked, and went to a museum. They have obviously come a long way. Listen Download May 29, 2009  It took a guy with a big chin to fill some pretty big shoes. When Jay Leno took over the Tonight Show in 1992, he was replacing one of the most beloved television icons of the 20th Century: Johnny Carson. Listen Download May 28, 2009  I'll never forget that night back in 1975. I wore a long white eyelet dress and a white hat, and Ernie, my date, wore white tails and carried a walking stick. Listen Download May 27, 2009  North and South Korea declared a ceasefire back in 1953, but relations have been anything but peaceful during the past 56 years. Listen Download May 26, 2009  As a young girl, she loved watching Perry Mason ... and knew early on she wanted to be a judge. It might have seemed like a reach for a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx whose father died when she was just 9 years old. Listen Download May 22, 2009  What did you have for lunch today? The skinless chicken and veggies or the burger and fries? Did you hit the gym or decide the workout could wait until tomorrow? Listen Download May 21, 2009  Every year, more than one million American children experience homelessness, according to a recent study. That's one in 50. Perhaps a parent got laid off and there was no money for rent, or maybe the family home was lost to a bank foreclosure. Listen Download May 20, 2009  They're cramped and some badly need repairs, but for at least 4,000 people who lost everything to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, FEMA trailers are still home almost four years later. Just not for much longer. Listen Download May 19, 2009  April showers bring May flowers, but what do May flowers bring? Potentially lead poisoning, if you can believe it. Listen Download May 18, 2009  It's that time of year again for tassel caps and gowns blowing in the breeze. Graduation always make me think of Dr. Seuss. Listen Download May 15, 2009  They share none of the blame for America's economic crisis, yet they shoulder all of the consequences. That is too much of a burden for any child to bear. Listen Download May 14, 2009  The waiting is over - 789 Chrysler dealers got the word today that they are out of business. That is a quarter of Chrysler's 3,200 locations. Listen Download May 13, 2009  A month ago, four men on motorcycles opened fire on a female council member in Kandahar, Afghanistan. She was murdered by the Taliban for fighting for women's rights in her country. Listen Download May 12, 2009  You know the feeling - you open a credit card bill and see a balance that looks more like the national debt. In the past six months, an estimated 10 million Americans have seen their interest rates double or even triple, often retroactively. Listen Download May 11, 2009  Political humor does more than just make us laugh. It makes us think. The work of cartoonist Thomas Nast helped expose the corruption of Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall. Lenny Bruce's provocative jokes about race made him a hero for free speech activists and challenged our prejudices. Listen Download May 8, 2009  With more Americans looking for work, there's one industry that's booming: identity theft. Overall, these crimes are up 22 percent, and the unemployed are increasingly becoming victims. Listen Download May 7, 2009  It's been a stressful day for some of the nation's biggest banks. Government stress tests show some, like Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are low on cash. Listen Download May 6, 2009  They are among the most vulnerable members of our society - the half a million children living in foster care. Many bounce from family to family, longing for someplace that is not just a house, but a real home. Listen Download May 5, 2009  It's a dramatic example of a housing market that went from boom to bust - literally. Bulldozers tore through a small housing development this week in San Bernardino County, Calif., demolishing 16 homes. These were not dilapidated houses that had become an eyesore. They were brand new. Listen Download May 4, 2009  It would be one of the most dramatic foreign policy about-faces ever. A bipartisan bill in Congress would end the 47-year-old trade freeze with Cuba. Listen Download May 1, 2009  The 105th Justice of the Supreme Court, David Souter, will retire at the end of the Court's session in June. He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, and heralded as a conservative who would be tough on crime. Listen Download Apr 30, 2009  When Chrysler's future looked bleak in 1979, then Chairman Lee Iacocca went to Congress and asked for a bailout. He got it, and then he got to work. Chrysler developed the wildly successful minivan, and suburbia was forever transformed. Listen Download Apr 29, 2009  The first 100 days of Barack Obama's Presidency have been action-packed. Correspondent Seth Doane, substituting for Katie Couric, takes a look at the President's recent accomplishments, as well as the challenges ahead. Listen Download Apr 28, 2009  As it turns out, swine flu isn't the only airborne problem the Obama administration is addressing today. There's still some turbulence over the decision to fly a backup Air Force One near the Statue of Liberty. Listen Download Apr 27, 2009  It's like a scene from a Michael Crichton novel: medical workers in biohazard suits and people wearing surgical masks in the streets. Listen Download Apr 24, 2009  Every Cinderella story involves a big change. Rags become a ball gown. Rats become white horses. When change happens on the outside, the world sees you differently. Listen Download Apr 23, 2009  The plan just didn't fly. So, the government is abandoning efforts to keep the public from seeing statistics on bird strikes, like the one that forced Captain Sully to make that dramatic splashdown in the Hudson River. Listen Download Apr 22, 2009  Last year, candidate Barack Obama left Iowa with the wind at his back, having scored an upset victory in the first caucus of the 2008 election. Listen Download Apr 21, 2009  With more than 20 billion page views every month, the classified ad site Craigslist is a threat to newspapers for sure. But is it also a threat to public safety? Listen Download Apr 20, 2009  He was called "the boy in the window." 10 years ago today, Patrick Ireland dangled from a window at Columbine High School, bloody and fighting for survival. It's an indelible image ... from a horrific day. Listen Download Apr 16, 2009  At a time when diplomatic relations with Iran stand at a crossroads, one young woman's fate could be a sign post. Her name is Roxana Saberi. She's a freelance journalist from North Dakota, her father is originally from Iran and for six years she's been filing reports from that country. Listen Download Apr 15, 2009  It was a major catalyst for our independence from Britain: the tea party in Boston harbor 235 years ago. And it seems Americans have been grumbling about their paying taxes ever since ... just not quite like this. Listen Download Apr 14, 2009  The latest evidence comes from opposite ends of our planet, but the story it tells is the same. At the North Pole, new satellite photos show Arctic ice is melting so fast, many scientists now predict it will be gone within 30 years. Some researchers think it could disappear in just six. Listen Download Apr 10, 2009  In 1943, 20 million Americans followed Eleanor Roosevelt's lead and planted a Victory Garden. The act of tending to your own land, growing your own food, was a symbol of the sacrifice all Americans were expected to make as the nation endured the two world wars. Listen Download Apr 9, 2009  When pirates seized the Maersk Alabama off Somalia, it made the front page of just about every major paper because this time, it was an American ship. But this isn't a new story. Pirates have attacked half a dozen ships in the past week, and about 50 so far this year. Listen Download Apr 8, 2009  Did former Vice President Dick Cheney cross the line when he said the Obama administration has made America less safe in the brief time they've been in office? Listen Download Apr 7, 2009  Add a fourth state to the list of places where it will be legal to marry someone of the same sex. Listen Download Apr 6, 2009  In the last month, seven mass shootings have claimed the lives of 53 people. The enormity of these tragedies makes them front page news. But, on average, 32 people die every day in gun-related violence. Listen Download Apr 3, 2009  If 6,300 Americans were dead in the streets -- victims of violent murders in a drug war -- the outrage would fill the front pages of every newspaper, and dominate every cable news program. Listen Download Apr 2, 2009  President and Mrs. Obama are trying to thaw some previously icy relationships in Europe. Michelle Miller comments on the president's first European visit since taking office. Listen Download Apr 1, 2009  It's called globalization: the economies of countries all around the world connected through trade, outsourcing, and foreign investments. It was the subject of Thomas Friedman's book "The World Is Flat." Listen Download Mar 31, 2009  Air Force One arrived in London today, and President Obama brought plenty of baggage. First, there's his stimulus package. He's hoping he can sell it to leaders gathered at the G20-- Listen Download Mar 30, 2009  President Obama has sent a clear message that he is in the driver's seat at GM and Chrysler. If the companies don't come up with sound business proposals, they risk bankruptcy. Katie Couric comments. Listen Download Mar 27, 2009  Katie Couric discusses the American people and the overall lack of general knowledge concerning the banking system. Couric says that we should all learn more about the inner workings of the economy. Listen Download Mar 26, 2009  The Good News Network is a website that is dedicated to bringing viewers cheerful headlines. Listen Download Mar 25, 2009  Did we descend from ape-like ancestors or from Adam and Eve? A bitter debate is evolving about what to teach students about evolution. Listen Download Mar 24, 2009  Alaska's Prince William Sound is again as stunning as ever. Its natural beauty glistens once more -- despite the oil that soaked everything when the Exxon Valdez ran aground, 20 years ago today. Listen Download Mar 23, 2009  If AIG were a dartboard, who should be in the bulls-eye? Where should angry taxpayers direct their wrath -- and hand-eye coordination? Listen Download Mar 20, 2009  Army recruitment has been rising steadily since last fall and, as Katie Couric opines, the surges gives recruiters the opportunity to build a more qualified force. Listen Download Mar 19, 2009  The novel "Lord of the Flies" tells a horrifying tale. Children, fighting for survival in a lawless land, commit acts of unspeakable brutality. Listen Download Mar 18, 2009  Since the birth of the longest surviving set of octuplets in January, some states are proposing bills to limit fertility doctors as to the number of embryos they may implant. Listen Download Mar 17, 2009  Some worry that American children are put at a disadvantage by attending less school than children in other countries. This has lead to proposals for longer and more school days. Listen Download Mar 16, 2009  Will Afghanistan become the next Vietnam? Katie Couric looks at America's tough mission in a war-torn nation. Listen Download Mar 13, 2009  Fear of another terror attack in the United States lingers. The country's threat level has been at "yellow" for nearly three years. Listen Download Mar 12, 2009  The cheers that went up in the courtroom said it all, as Wall Street wizard turned swindler Bernard Madoff was handcuffed and taken to jail. Listen Download Mar 11, 2009  With grim economic news virtually every day, high unemployment and companies begging for bailouts, Americans have a lot to feel depressed about. But are the media making matters worse? Listen Download Mar 10, 2009  Before falling prey to his own bad judgement, Eliot Spitzer warned of a "financial tsunami." Listen Download Mar 9, 2009  The Chris Brown and Rihanna story has brought attention to teen dating violence and how it can be avoided. Listen Download Mar 6, 2009  Online reviews of doctors can either have a very positive or extremely negative effect on their business. Should a third party review those reviews? Listen Download Mar 5, 2009  The decision to auction some of the possessions of the Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has caused quite a stir. Listen Download Mar 4, 2009  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced today that Senator Ted Kennedy will receive an honorary knighthood, awarded by Queen Elizabeth, for his commitment to peace in Northern Ireland. Listen Download Mar 3, 2009  In 2008, states spent $47-billion on correction systems for the one-in-31 American adults who are either behind bars, on parole, or on probation. Listen Download Mar 2, 2009  Applications for the food stamp program in the U.S. are growing. As Katie Couric reports, there's no shame in reaching out for the help you need to feed your children. Listen Download Feb 27, 2009  Katie Couric talks about a new measure to give a full seat and voting rights in Congress to the District Of Columbia. Listen Download Feb 26, 2009  It landed on Capitol Hill with a thud. President Obama's first budget proposal totals more than $3.5 trillion. That includes $634 billion over the next 10 years as a down payment on a campaign promise: universal health care. Listen Download Feb 25, 2009  There was a time in life when the only advice about alcohol you heeded was "beer before liquor, never sicker." But as you get older, you start paying attention to all those medical studies, and they are enough to make your head spin. Listen Download Feb 24, 2009  CBS's Seth Doane says struggling Americans need to hear a specific recovery plan from President Obama when he addresses Congress tonight. Listen Download Feb 23, 2009  It's a bit like that week in January when all the Christmas credit card statements hit your mailbox. Should kick yourself and wonder why you spend all that money you really don't have. Well, its budget time in Washington and the bill is due. Listen Download Feb 20, 2009  As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received warm greetings while traveling through Asia, This diplomatic journey may help repair America's reputation abroad. Listen Download Feb 19, 2009  An agreement has been reached between Pakistan and the Taliban which would allow Pakistan's Swat Valley to be run under Islamic Law. But is this peace the calm before the storm? Listen Download Feb 18, 2009  The saints might go marching into New Orleans, but the scientists are marching right on out. A group of more than two thousand biologists have decided NOT to hold their 2011 annual meeting in the Big Easy. Listen Download Feb 17, 2009  They call it "sexting:" teenagers using cell phones to send nude or semi-nude pictures to a girlfriend or boyfriend. It's not only disturbing, it could be illegal. Listen Download Feb 16, 2009  In another road block for the auto industry, Americans are moving back to gas guzzling cars and trucks. As Katie Couric reports, gas prices may be cheap now, but they will rise again. Listen Download Feb 12, 2009  Katie Couric is on assignment. February 12 is not a national holiday. It never was. But it is the birthday of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Listen Download Feb 11, 2009  We are all tightening our belts these days, but some of the places being squeezed the most are our children's schools. Listen Download Feb 10, 2009  Spread the word: peanut butter factories may be the next industry in need of a bailout. One of the largest food recalls in U.S. history has crushed the lunchtime staple. Listen Download Feb 9, 2009  American women are close to another milestone - out-numbering men at the office for the first time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says women now hold almost 50 percent of the nation's non-farm jobs. Listen Download Feb 6, 2009  Captain Chesley Sullenberger says he doesn't feel comfortable embracing the word hero. Sully, as the world knows him, stood with me on the tarmac of the Douglas Airport in Charlotte, where Flight 1549 was supposed to land safely. Listen Download Feb 5, 2009  The college gossip website, Juicy Campus is shutting down due to the bad economy but, as Katie Couric reports, ending foul language, personal attacks, and even racial slurs online is a good thing. Listen Download Feb 4, 2009  Pres. Obama has announced plans to cap executive salaries for heads of companies receiving federal aid from taxpayer bailouts. But, Katie Couric notes that this may not be the real problem. Listen Download Feb 3, 2009  As the latest economic stimulus package continues to grow by billions of dollars, Michelle Miller notes that such spending can seem almost like a game of Monopoly at times. Listen Download Feb 2, 2009  With Blackberries and iPhones beginning to dominate the market, some companies are looking at ways to ween employees off their cellular addiction. Listen Download Jan 30, 2009  Three million bucks for 30 seconds. That sounds steep, even for a spot in TV's most-watched event, the Super Bowl. Still, advertisers are buying. Just not necessarily the usual suspects. Listen Download Jan 29, 2009  The massive stimulus bill before the Senate has an eye-popping price tag: more than $800 billion - and it could get bigger. But that's nothing compared to what one group says we really need. Listen Download Jan 28, 2009  Pope Benedict the sixteenth recently lifted the excommunication of four bishops, members of a splinter group of traditionalists who opposed the reforms of Vatican Two. Listen Download Jan 27, 2009  You've probably heard about the octuplets - eight babies - born yesterday to a woman in California. Doctors say their prognosis is good, although they're very fragile - the tiniest weighing just 1 1/2 half pounds. Listen Download Jan 26, 2009  President Obama turns back two more Bush administration policies, which included making the EPA reconsider tougher auto emission standards, reports Seth Doane. Listen Download Jan 23, 2009  Michelle Obama has gained a great deal of media attention for her wardrobe. While this has generated more magazine sales, Katie Couric notes that the First Lady's style should not take the spotlight. Listen Download Jan 20, 2009  Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. As we watch the inaugural parades and parties, White House staffers are moving his belongings into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., the Obama family's home for the next four years. Listen Download Jan 19, 2009  Barack Obama once joked he got his middle name - Hussein - from someone who obviously didn't think he'd ever run for president. Still, he'll use it when he's sworn in, because, he says, it's tradition. Listen Download Jan 16, 2009  There aren't enough adjectives to describe what U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger and his crew did yesterday. "Incredible" or "amazing" just don't seem to cut it. Listen Download Jan 15, 2009  Katie Couric questions the rather murky handlings of the massive bailout agenda known as the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP for short. Couric calls for more clarity with this initiative. Listen Download Jan 14, 2009  If the past eight years were an opera, Osama bin Laden would have played the arch-nemesis, coloring every aria President Bush performed. And now, as the president sings his swan song, Bin Laden has purportedly surfaced again. Listen Download Jan 13, 2009  We've all seen them. Drivers talking away on their cell phones, Apparently paying more attention to the conversation than the road. I bet you'll even admit to doing it yourself on occasion. Listen Download Jan 12, 2009  Today, President Bush held his final news conference. He was more introspective than usual, more forthcoming about the extraordinary events of the past eight years. Listen Download Jan 9, 2009  A food fight is emerging in school cafeterias. The School Nutrition Association says with the economy sinking, there's a 16-percent increase in students who qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches. Listen Download Jan 8, 2009  With the economy in such dire straits, it's easy to forget for a moment that the nation is at war. But for anyone with a loved one serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, it's hard to think about anything else. Listen Download Jan 7, 2009  It was the ultimate power lunch. President-elect Obama sat down at the White House today with all four members of what may be the world's most elite club - President Bush and former President's Bush, Clinton and Carter. Listen Download Jan 6, 2009  In a scene like no other on Capitol Hill, the man appointed to fill Barack Obama's old Senate seat showed up today, and was quickly shown the door. Listen Download Jan 5, 2009  The New Year has brought renewed violence to the Middle East. For 10 days, Israelis and Palestinians have exchanged rocket fire. Five-hundred Palestinians are reported dead, including 100 civilians. Listen Download Jan 1, 2009  It's the first day of the year so how many of you have already broken a New Year's resolution? You ate that donut against your better judgment or let up a cigarette, or left those new running shoes in the box? Listen Download Dec 31, 2008  It may have had its ups and downs, but 2008 was anything but dull. We saw an historic primary race between Senators Clinton and Obama, and the election of our first African American president. Governor Sarah Palin captivated fans and foes alike, and Tina Fey's impersonation put SNL back on the map. Listen Download Dec 30, 2008  In the aftermath of the holidays, I have been left with more than a few things that I would like to give back. First there was the collection of bargain impostor perfumes I received from my anosmatic aunt, which exploded in the mail and arrived at my door smelling like a French brothel. Listen Download Dec 29, 2008  A shortage of road salt could give us a bitter taste of what could come this winter. You can first blame hurricanes Ike and Gustav. They stopped barge traffic on the Mississippi this summer, delaying salt deliveries. Listen Download Dec 26, 2008  Its been a side effect of just about every economic slump and there's early evidence. We'll see it again next year. A drop in the birth rate. Listen Download Dec 25, 2008  Today is all about tinsel and turkey dinners, everyone knows December 25th is Christmas, but right next to it on, just about every calendar you buy, you'll see that tomorrow is a holiday too, boxing day. Listen Download Dec 24, 2008  With 2008 bringing so much financial gloom to millions of Americans, 88% say they feel this Christmas will still be as merry as last year. Listen Download Dec 23, 2008  A government funded study shows that half of doctors in the U.S. regularly prescribe placebos to their patients and the health of some patients actually improves. Listen Download Dec 22, 2008  Conspicuous Consumption is so 2007, even if you have the extra cash to spend. This year, consider giving and giving back all at the same time - with socially conscious gifts. Listen Download Dec 19, 2008  Former FBI agent Mark Felt has died at the age of 95. Felt was better known as "Deep Throat," the man who leaked information about the Watergate scandal to Bob Woodward. Listen Download Dec 18, 2008  Could it be that Mom wasn't always right? Two myth-busting pediatricians from Indiana University say some of her pearls of wisdom just don't hold up to science. For example, she probably always said to wear a hat because we lose 40 percent of our body heat through our heads, right? Listen Download Dec 17, 2008  We all know everyone has a cell phone these days, but you may be surprised just how fast the kitchen landline is going the way of the rotary dial. New statistics show 18 percent of Americans use only cell phones. That's almost triple the number just three years ago. Listen Download Dec 16, 2008  The colonoscopy is the most effective cancer screening tool available, period. That said, a new study suggests it's not quite perfect. It turns out that the test has a blind spot, like when you're driving, and it may miss some cancers on the right side of the colon. Listen Download Dec 15, 2008  It's the video everyone's talking about and checking out on YouTube. At a surprise press conference in Baghdad yesterday, an Iraqi reporter hurled his shoes at President Bush. Listen Download Dec 12, 2008  This week marks the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1948, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed the document at the United Nations. Listen Download Dec 11, 2008  As President-elect Obama prepares to take office, the scandal surrounding Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has cast a shadow over his transition to the White House. Listen Download Dec 10, 2008  A company called Atlas Sports Genetics can test certain genes in your child to see if he or she will be the next superstar athlete. Listen Download Dec 9, 2008  Johnathan Goodwin is a tinkerer through-and-through. He doesn't look at problems like most of us do. Perhaps it's his lack of formal schooling that allows him to be unconstrained, but it's amazing what he has been able to teach himself - and in the process, teach a lot of other grease monkeys and engineers - about cars. Listen Download Dec 8, 2008  Tough economic times call for a little belt tightening. You might be skipping the $4 latte and getting another season out of that winter coat. But cutting out a trip to the doctor? Unfortunately, that's a decision millions of Americans face everyday. Listen Download Dec 5, 2008  Last month, America saw the biggest job losses in 34 years. More than half a million people lost their jobs, bringing the total to nearly two million since the recession began. Listen Download Dec 4, 2008  Education is the engine that drives progress and easy access to education gives the country a competitive advantage. A recent study delivers the sobering news that America is continuing to loose its edge in that department. Listen Download Dec 3, 2008  Last year, Americans drank nine billion gallons out of those little plastic bottles. Sure, it's healthier than soda, but all that plastic is just as bad for the environment, creating an estimated 1.5 million tons of waste each year. Listen Download Dec 2, 2008  Three weeks after asking for a $25 billion taxpayer handout, the big three U.S. carmakers are at it again. But this time, they have detailed promises of how they will mend their ways. Listen Download Dec 1, 2008  Today President-elect Obama announced his all-star national security team, a diverse lineup of men and women. They share incredibly impressive backgrounds and resumes, but they do not necessarily share all of Mr. Obama's foreign-policy views. Listen Download Nov 28, 2008  Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they'll reduce holiday spending this year, but cutting back could mean cutting out donations to charities. Listen Download Nov 27, 2008  This week, almost three months after Hurricane Ike battered Texas, it was clear that the rebuilding and repair is happening far slower than the rest of the country imagines it to be. Listen Download Nov 26, 2008  It can be a pleasure to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends, getting there, though, isn't half the fun. Today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. AAA says 41 million Americans will be away this weekend. Listen Download Nov 25, 2008  As any parent of a teenager can tell you, text messaging is all the rage. In fact, in 2007, Americans OMGed and LOLed more often than they made phone calls. Our fingers are not only doing the walking, they are doing the talking. Listen Download Nov 24, 2008  A shortage of road salt could give us a bitter taste of what could come this winter. You can first blame hurricanes Ike and Gustav. They stopped barge traffic on the Mississippi this summer, delaying salt deliveries. Listen Download Nov 21, 2008  There's a new movie hoping to take a big bite out of the box office this weekend - Twilight. It's based on a young adult novel by Stephanie Meyer, all about a dangerous romance with a studly young vampire. Clearly young adult novels have come a long way since "My Darling, My Hamburger." Listen Download Nov 20, 2008  Many states across the U.S. are facing severe deficits in 2009. Katie Couric has more on the need for creative solutions during tough economic times. Listen Download Nov 19, 2008  Because most U.S. elementary schools don't require teachers to have high school math skills, more tutors are being brought in for students as well as teachers. Listen Download Nov 18, 2008  The Miss. woman who created a fake identity to taunt a young girl who committed suicide as a result has yet to be charged with her death. Listen Download Nov 17, 2008  Should the government give struggling automakers an emergency fill up or leave them by the side of the road? Listen Download Nov 14, 2008  Katie Couric comments on how the untimely death of a local news reporter, Anne Pressly, saved lives because she was an organ donor. Listen Download Nov 13, 2008  Barack Obama successfully captured young voters by effectively utilizing the power of the Internet. Katie Couric suggests that now Obama could use the Internet to promote civic responsibility. Listen Download Nov 12, 2008  The search engine Google may become faster at spotting flu outbreaks in the U.S. than the Center for Disease Control. Listen Download Nov 11, 2008  Anyone who's been to a VFW hall for a clam bake or a Christmas party will tell you the crowd generally consists of old men - guys who fought in World War II, Korea, or Vietnam. Listen Download Nov 10, 2008  Everyone was all smiles when 43 welcomed 44 to the White House today. President and Mrs. Bush gave Barack and Michelle Obama a walk through their new home. It had to be a bit awkward, though. Listen Download Nov 7, 2008  Since 2006, Republicans have lost at least a dozen Senate seats, and more than 50 House seats. They've watched as Barack Obama won the presidency with a popular mandate that no Democrat has seen since Lyndon Johnson. Listen Download Nov 6, 2008  The election of Barack Obama to the presidency is a triumph for civil rights in America. Forty years after the race riots that ripped Chicago apart, men and women took to the streets again - this time, to applaud the victory of a black man. Listen Download Nov 5, 2008  There is one word we keep hearing over and over today, historic, but it is easy to hear it without thinking about what it really means, how significant yesterday's election results really are. Listen Download Nov 4, 2008  It's Election Day, do you know where your polling station is? If you have already voted today, congratulations! It is your right and your responsibility as a citizen of this democracy. If you haven't voted, there is still time. Listen Download Nov 3, 2008  It's been a long and, at times, tedious 10 months since the Iowa Caucus. I have to confess, I've even dreamt about politics, a sure sign that I'm ready to say hasta la vista to Campaign 2008. Listen Download Oct 31, 2008  For many kids, there is more "trick" than "treat" this Halloween. Across the country, parents in neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosures say they'll drive their little ghosts, goblins and witches someplace else tonight. Listen Download Oct 30, 2008  Just as we struggle to emerge from the sub-prime housing mess, there may be another crisis lurking - in your wallet. Listen Download Oct 29, 2008  Either John McCain or Barack Obama will make history come Nov. 4th - and they will also face historic challenges in the future. Listen Download Oct 28, 2008  If you're like me, you trust your doctor. When he or she prescribes something, we take it for granted the medicine will help us. Well, now comes a government-funded study that shows half of American doctors admit they regularly prescribe placebos they know won't do much good. Listen Download Oct 27, 2008  Last Friday, actress Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were found dead, fatally shot in their Chicago home. Hudson's seven-year-old nephew was missing. Listen Download Oct 24, 2008  I don't mean to sound like Jerry Seinfeld, but what's the deal with all the MP3 players like iPods these days? It's like a whole new species of human has evolved with earbuds and two white cords trailing them everywhere they go. Listen Download Oct 23, 2008  There aren't a lot of Joe Six-packs out there who can drop six figures on a new wardrobe, so Gov. Sarah Palin's $150,000 shopping spree seems excessive to some people. Listen Download Oct 22, 2008  The headline is startling enough: The first increase in the suicide rate in a decade. Even more shocking is what's behind it - a rise in suicide by middle-age white women, a group we think of as soccer moms, not suicide victims. Listen Download Oct 21, 2008  After what seems like decades of campaigning, Election Day is right around the corner - only two weeks from today. It's usually at this point that commentators lament all the negative attacks, and practically beg the candidates to go positive. Listen Download Oct 20, 2008  The idea's a good one - to let overwhelmed new parents take their baby to a hospital, no questions asked, if they can't take care of the child. It's worked well in several states - helping save the lives of infants who might otherwise have died from neglect. Listen Download Oct 16, 2008  Last night the presidential candidates lobbed information missiles across the table - but how many of them were on target? John McCain blamed the housing crisis on lending practices at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Not quite. They don't hand out loans to home buyers, they buy mortgages from banks. Listen Download Oct 15, 2008  It's ironic in an Alanis Morissette kind of way that gas prices are down now that the summer travel months are behind us. A USA Today poll from earlier in the year found that a third of Americans canceled vacations because of pain at the pump. Listen Download Oct 14, 2008  Although many are calling Washington's plan to buyout several U.S. banks a good thing, critics feel the government is spending too much of the taxpayers hard earned money. Listen Download Oct 13, 2008  In a heated campaign riddled with conflict, arguments should be left to candidates' stances on the issues, not on the accuracy of voting machines. Listen Download Oct 10, 2008  The national debt clock, a fixture in Manhattan's Times Square since 1989, may have to be put to rest. There aren't enough spaces on the clock to show $10.2 trillion in debt. Listen Download Oct 9, 2008  The presidential campaign has taken an ugly turn, says Katie Couric. At McCain rallies some GOP supporters are yelling "terrorist" and "treason" at the mention of Barack Obama. Listen Download Oct 8, 2008  A CBS poll found that 72 percent of undecided voters were not swayed by the second presidential debate. Katie Couric comments on what voters need to hear to make up their minds. Listen Download Oct 7, 2008  During the presidential debate it is important for both candidates to tell the American people what they plan on doing to fix the economy. Listen Download Oct 6, 2008  The hope was that stock market prices would stabilize after the passing of the revised bailout bill, but since then the Dow has lost more than 500 points. Listen Download Oct 3, 2008  The revised bailout bill also mandates that insurance companies treat mental health patients the same as those with physical problems. Listen Download Oct 2, 2008  As Joe Biden and Sarah Palin get ready for the first and only VP debate, many anticipate that an even bigger audience will tune in than the first presidential debate. Listen Download Oct 1, 2008  According to a new CBS News poll, how the candidates are handling the nation's financial crisis is playing crucial role in who voters will cast their ballots for. Listen Download Sep 30, 2008  Congress has taken a break for the Jewish New Year and that is probably a good thing, says Katie Couric. During the recess, behind-the-scenes negotiations can take place on the bailout bill. Listen Download Sep 25, 2008  A new study answers the question: "Who wears the pants in the family?" And, it's increasingly women. Listen Download Sep 24, 2008  The "3 A.M" threat that was made famous in campaign ads earlier this year may not come from another country but from the looming financial crisis. Listen Download Sep 23, 2008  Katie Couric takes a look at Treasury Secretary Paulson's $700 billion bailout plan. The plan would give Paulson the power to decide what debts to buy. Listen Download Sep 22, 2008  While many of us have to wait until Nov. 4, states like Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky have the option to cast voting ballots as early as this week. Listen