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NASA's most accurate census yet of near-Earth asteroids suggests that astronomers already know the location of more than 90 percent of the largest asteroids that could cause mass extinctions. The survey also suggests there are far fewer midsize asteroids than expected, but scientists don't know where most of these are.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels urges adjusting the Social Security system in his new book, Keeping the Republic. In the book, Daniels writes that Carlo Ponzi — the con man whose name became synonymous with a swindling scheme — would make "an ideal Social Security commissioner."

According to the AP, the 33-year-old Bryant will be paid $3 million to play about 10 games, starting in October. It's another sign that the NBA season is in jeopardy. Players have been locked out by a labor dispute.

The 0.1 percent dip in income was the weakest showing for any month since October 2009.

David Greene talks to NPR's Dina Temple-Raston about reports of the death of Anwar al-Awaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida's arm in Yemen.

We turned to Facebook to gauge how are our listeners were preparing for retirement (if at all), how their lives have changed since retirement and whether they think they will be able to afford to retire.

Anwar al-Awlaki was born in New Mexico and became an Islamic preacher in Southern California. But as he became increasingly radical, he moved to Yemen and was linked to multiple terrorist plots.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says changes to the school nutrition rule are underway, including more clarity on the recommendation to reduce kids' potato and starchy vegetable consumption. He also says rural America needs a 'thank you.'

By advancing its primary date to Jan. 31, Florida makes it virtually certain the four traditional early states — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — will now move their caucuses and primaries to earlier in January. Other primaries will shift forward, too. Campaigns will have less downtime around the holidays.

U.S.-born Anwar al-Awlaki, who was accused of having ties to a number of plots against the U.S., was killed Friday in Yemen. Also thought to be killed in the drone strike was another American, Samir Khan, the editor of al-Qaida's English-language online magazine, Inspire..