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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he's secured a provision in the $2 trillion rescue bill that would prohibit the president and others from receiving Treasury loans or investments.

NPR interviews Maria Van Kherkove, the infectious disease epidemiologist who is a leader in the World Health Organization.

The dollar has helped make the U.S. the most economically powerful country for most of the last century, but other countries — including rivals like China — have the greenback on their sights.

Casey Kasem started counting down the top 40 hits 50 years ago this weekend. The radio program "American Top 40" would become an enduring cultural document of the country's listening habits.

Critic Alan Cheuse likes his books thoughtfully plotted — and 2011 has made him a happy reader. A tiger haunts, a teen flees, ballplayers dream and vampires reign in beautifully conceived stories from new and distinguished authors.

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects.

Will a scientific breakthrough called CRISPR make GMOs obsolete? Should we fear the "bananapocalypse"? And what's the deal with "The Doomsday Vault"? Listen to Episode 27 of "The Four Top" podcast to find out.

Along with big stars like Amy Poehler and Issa Rae, up-and-coming comedians are a treat to see at Clusterfest.

Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. ‘She’s a Star Without a Star:’ One Man’s Mission to Get his Aunt on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Arnett Moore is launching a one-man campaign: to get his aunt a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In … Continue reading Quest for a Hollywood Star, Traveling Violinists Bring Joy, & California’s ‘Top Chef’ →

Jeremy Greenberg was in charge of coordinating federal help after hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other emergencies. He has resigned from leading FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.