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An estimated 3,500 voices were silenced on Sept. 11, victims of the worst-ever terrorist assault on U.S. soil. All Things Considered co-host Noah Adams sought out the stories of the people of Parkesburg, Penn. -- population about 3,500 -- to better understand what was lost.

Two widows who lost their husbands Sept. 11 talk about the war in Iraq. One feels her husband's death requires retribution; the other spends sleepless nights worrying about the death of innocent Iraqis.

California's employment picture has been soured by the housing meltdown. Jobs are being lost in construction and in financial services. Rachael Myrow reports for member station KQED in San Francisco.

Southern Oregon land managers lost momentum in the fight against invasive, fire-prone weeds during the pandemic. Now, the Bootleg Fire is at their doorstep.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that declining rates for violent crimes and other property crime, have police departments across the country now focusing on investigating burglaries. But fewer than 10 per cent of burglaries are ever solved, and police are now wondering whether it makes sense spend their resources on what is perceived as a "lost cause."

For more than thirty years, the drug Bendectin was used to treat pregnant women for nausea and vomiting. But the manufacturer stopped making Bendectin, because it had to defend so many lawsuits for children born with birth defects -- though it had never lost one of those suits. Now another drug may replace Bendectin. NPR's Joanne Silberner has the story.

Businesses are beginning to feel the sting of California's electricity crisis. By one estimate, the emergency cost the state 1.7-billion dollars in lost wages, sales and productivity last week alone. But opinion is divided on whether the harm will be long-lasting or merely a temporary annoyance to a resilient and economically powerful state. NPR's Elaine Korry has the story.

Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the first major tennis tournament of the year. The Australian Open is underway. Defending women's champion Jennifer Capriati lost in first round and the Williams sisters are easy favorites to win.

Commentator Karen Spears Zacharias is the daughter of an American soldier who was killed in Vietnam. She remembers how her mother held their family together after her father's death. Zacharias is the author of Hero Mama: A Daughter Remembers the Father She Lost in Vietnam — and the Mother Who Held Her Family Together.

News broke last October that archeologist had discovered a hobbit-like creature on an Indonesian island. Now neurologists have examined the creature's brain and believe it to be a lost relative of modern humans, just a bit smaller. But the debate is far from over.