May 22, 2013

Letters: Fight On Everest, Jason Collins’ Coming Out

Audie Cornish and Melissa Block read emails from listeners about a fight on Mount Everest, the coming-out of NBA center Jason Collins and an app that uses ambient noises to help you sleep. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

Mississippi man charged in suspicious letters case

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others capped a week in which investigators initially zeroed in on a rival of James Everett Dutschke, then decided they had the wrong man. Top Headlines

Miss. man charged in suspicious letters case

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — An ex-martial arts instructor made ricin and put the poison in letters to President Barack Obama and others, the FBI charged Saturday, days after dropping similar charges against an Elvis impersonator who insisted he had been framed. Top Headlines

Charges dropped in ricin letters sent to Obama

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Charges of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others were dropped Tuesday against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who has said since his arrest last week that he had nothing to do with the case. Top Headlines

Charges dropped in ricin letters sent to Obama

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Charges of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others were dropped Tuesday against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who has said since his arrest last week that he had nothing to do with the case. Top Headlines

Miss. man accused of sending letters with ricin

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for the poisonous ricin and set the nation’s capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings. Top Headlines

Letters: Adult ADHD, Second Chances In Politics, Isolation

Host Neal Conan reads from listener comments on previous show topics, including living with adult ADHD, political redemption, and the effects of isolation. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

Letters: Series On Disability, Safety Practices At Grain Silos

Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel read emails form listeners about a series of the federal disability program and an investigation into safety practices at grain silos. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

Letters To My Dead Father

The father of Guffran, then a 9-year-old Iraqi girl, was gunned down in a Baghdad street in 2006 at the height of the war. She continues writing letters to him, just as she did when he was alive. Now, she lives in one room with her mother and brother. She wants to study but faces [...]

Book News: LBJ And Lady Bird Johnson’s Love Letters Go Public

Also: The Knight Foundation apologizes; more bad news for Barnes & Noble; and discontinued candy heart slogans. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News