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'Shop Talk': Tea Party Battles 'Occupy Wall Street'

GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain surges to the top of the polls. The Tea Party is launching a counter-offensive against the Occupy Wall Street movement. And Detroit sports teams are enjoying exceptional seasons. Weighing in are the Barbershop guys: author Jimi Izrael, attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, columnist Ruben Navarratte and political science professor Lester Spence.

In this Aug. 5, 1978 file photo, Mark Zanatian, one of the children endangered by the Love Canal Chemicals under 99th Street, waves a banner in protest during a neighborhood protest meeting in Niagara Falls, N.Y. New York's top court ruled Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 that the state can require polluted Superfund sites to be returned to pre-industrial conditions, a win for environmentalists. The Court of Appeals says the state Department of Environmental Conservation can require polluters to restore sites to a level the judges call "complete cleanup." (AP)

Poison in the water: When the Reagan administration’s EPA met resistance from its own staff

Ronald Reagan wants a leaner government with fewer regulations and much less spending. So, he hired Anne Gorsuch to lead Environmental Protection Agency — a move that seeded concerns about regulatory capture.

U.S. Unemployment Rate Inched Up In May

The Labor Department on Friday reported a jobless rate of 7.6 percent as employers added 175,000 jobs and more people began to look for work last month. That's up from April's rate of 7.5 percent.

Rosetta Spacecraft Readies For Rendezvous With Comet

The Rosetta spacecraft hibernated for 31 months while its orbit took it too far away from the sun for its solar arrays to keep it operational. It's ready for a rendezvous with a comet Aug. 6.

Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen has a new album out called <em>Claroscuro</em>.

Anat Cohen: Bringing The Clarinet To The World

On her latest album, Claroscuro, the jazz clarinetist explores influences that range from Louis Armstrong to Brazilian music to that of her native Israel. It's this desire to adapt the instrument to so many musical traditions that has earned Cohen such acclaim. (Originally broadcast on Feb. 6, 2013.)

German Catholics' Path To Heaven Comes With Taxes

German Catholics are facing a stark choice: Pay a church tax or forget about receiving the sacraments, including baptisms, weddings and funerals. Germany taxes registered Catholics, Protestants and Jews. In 2011, the tax raised $6.5 billion for the Catholic Church alone. Many progressives and conservatives are up in arms over the German bishops' decree.

President Obama talks with Cuban counterpart Raul Castro before Friday's inauguration of the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama City.

Obama, Castro Shake Hands Ahead Of Historic Meeting Saturday

In a moment some have looked forward to for more than 50 years, the presidents of the U.S. and Cuba met at the annual Summit of the Americas.

A man walks through snow during the morning commute in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Out Like A Lion: Nor'easter Caps Last Days Of Winter With A Frosty Finale

The storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday, leaving more than 200,000 utility customers without power and some 6,000 canceled flights in its wake.

Commentary: "I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)"

By Anthony OgorekBuffalo, NY – I was reminded of Duke Ellington's song, "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" while scanning a Wall Street Journal article…

Grelick: State of Amherst Sound Despite Challenges

By Eileen BuckleyAmherst, NY – Amherst Town Supervisor Susan Grelick delivered her "State of the Town" address Friday. Grelick says, like other…

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