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Marathon Gets Tornado-Hit Town Back On Its Feet

Runners across the country are converging in Joplin, Mo., for the city's second annual marathon on Sunday. Last spring's tornado devastated the town, and locals hope the race helps them carry on. Jacob Fenston of member station KBIA reports.

Ron Paul Wins Straw Poll At Values Voter Summit

<p>A closer look and you'll be dinner.</p>

It's A Bloody Business, Being A Demon

It's haunted house season. Just who are these people who are willing to spend a whole month covered in fake blood, chasing kids in the dark?

State Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale (center) talks with tomato farmers about the new Alabama immigration law on Chandler Mountain in Steele, Ala. Beason, who helped draft the measure, said he was sticking by the law although he would try to find relief for farmers who rely on migrant workers to harvest their crops.

The Economic Reality Of Tough Immigration Laws

Immigration is often debated in terms of justice, rights and protection of our borders. But there's a business story as well. Can the U.S. economy really function without undocumented workers?

Ron Paul Wins Straw Poll At Values Voter Summit

It's day two of the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C. Weekends on All Things Considered guest host Robert Smith talks with NPR's Don Gonyea about the surprising results of a straw poll there today: Ron Paul won big, Herman Cain was a strong second, and Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney trailed badly.

Oakland Raiders Hall Of Famer Al Davis Dies

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis died today at age 82. Davis was a legend in the football world and was largely responsible for building the Raiders into a three-time Super Bowl champion. Weekends on All Things Considered guest host Robert Smith talks to sportswriter Peter Richmond, author of the book Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders.

Germany Reopens Nazi War Criminal Investigations

In 1977, the family of retired autoworker John Demjanjuk was astounded when he was accused of having been a guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at a Nazi death camp in World War II. His case was considered the last of the Nazi war crimes trials, but this week, prosecutors in Germany said they were reopening hundreds of investigations. Host Audie Cornish talks with historian Deborah Lipstadt about how that might play out.

<p>The type of atomic bomb that was used in Japan in World War II, known as the "Fat Man," is shown here in a 1960 photo released by the U.S. government. Liberals and conservatives are gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday to call for efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. </p>

No Nukes: Bringing The Right And Left Together

A nonpartisan group hoping to phase out and eliminate all nuclear weapons brings together leaders from the right and the left this week at the Reagan Library.

<p>This was the first gear-up flight for the X47B. </p>

UFO-Like Drone Makes First Cruise-Mode Flight

The X-47B drone will be the first to land on an aircraft carrier. It is also jet-powered, unlike its propeller-driven counterparts.

<p>A woman, left, cuts the hair of a fellow tuberculosis patient at a clinic in the township of Khayelitsha, on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, in March.</p>

Global Tuberculosis Cases Drop For First Time

The World Health Organization reports that cases of the disease are declining thanks to several, worldwide efforts. The world isn't out of the clear yet, though.

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