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NPR's Richard Harris talks with host Scott Simon about the Fukushima Dai-ichi reactors, one year after multiple meltdowns there spread radioactive materials across a swath of northern Japan. Huge technical challenges remain and prospects for resettling the area are uncertain.

After competing in five Olympic Games, 56-year-old Butch Johnson's peers hail him as a superman in the world of archery. But Johnson says he's more of a Clark Kent. His two Olympic medals are stored under a sink, and he spends his days managing an archery range in Connecticut.

Though he's been campaigning in Pennsylvania with a man at the center of running-mate speculation — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — the likely GOP presidential nominee hasn't said much about whom he might choose. Mitt Romney's pick for vice president could help him win an important state or a key voting group.

By Joyce KryszakBuffalo, NY – UB's Center for Computational Research hopes to grow its own future scientists by taking its sophisticated bioinformatics…

By Mark Scott & Eileen BuckleyBuffalo, NY – For the second time in less than a week, dueling news conferences were held by advocates of both sides in the…

Prosecutors in New York are broadening their investigation into an SAT cheating ring at Great Neck North High School. They allege Sam Eshaghoff was paid thousands of dollars to impersonate and take the test for at least six high schoolers. Educational Testing Services, the company that makes the SAT, says this is a rare and isolated incident. But investigators and lawyers say this is the tip of the iceberg, more arrests are coming, and hard questions are being asked of ETS.

By Michael Mroziakhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-952773.mp3Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra music…

By WBFO Newsroomhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-979348.mp3Buffalo, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared in Buffalo…

Sunday was World Food Day, an event intended to increase awareness of problems with global hunger. This year, a lot of people don't have enough to eat, but the cause is not the shortage of food, it's the price.

The legendary R&B group broke onto the music scene in 1991, attracting fans worldwide, winning four Grammys and selling tens of millions of albums. Their latest album is titled Twenty. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with the group about their career, losing a band mate, and whether they'll change their name.