Patt Morrison

The stock market is down and, increasingly, people anxious about retirement are day-trading the mutual funds in their 401 (k) plans. The fund industry says it’s a risky practice that raises the cost for other investors, but advocates trade stories of beating the S&P 500 by 15.

President Obama announced today that he will call on Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts, but only for families making less than $250,000. Above that threshold, rates would increase to 1990s levels.

There are few names in public radio better known than that of the host of "A Prairie Home Companion," Garrison Keillor.

A number of states are facing Federal challenges to new voter restriction laws put into effect since 2008, and today, Texas begins five days of deliberation on theirs in a federal appeals court.

British Airways recently announced a plan to launch a program called “Know Me,” where the airlines employees will use Google to find images of passengers so they know what they look like in advance of their trip on the airlines.

How do rape victims cope with their violations? Author and performance poet Sapphire, who garnered critical acclaim for her novel “Push,” explores this topic in her new book “The Kid.