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Robert Siegel talks to retired Navy Captain Don Walsh about the attempt by movie director James Cameron to take a submersible capsule to the bottom of the Mariana Trench — the deepest spot on Earth. Walsh says the National Geographic and James Cameron expedition will be a combination of science and adventure, because Cameron is a storyteller and dedicated amateur explorer. Walsh made a 1960 dive to the same trench.

The plea agreement calls for $500,000 in fines and that no criminal charges would be brought against individuals.

New austerity measures have put health care increasingly out of reach for many Greeks. In once-prosperous Perama, a free clinic run by an aid group is filling the vacuum left by the state.

Hear the confessional folk-rock singer and rapidly rising star perform her songs in the studio.

In a letter of apology, Harold Camping, who incorrectly predicted the end of the world twice last year, said he was getting out of the prediction business.

The amateur video was shot on Super 8 film at the Kennedy Space Center viewing site.

Weekends on All Things Considered is launching Round 8 of its Three-Minute Fiction contest. This time, the story has to start with this sentence: "She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally, decided to walk through the door."

The American job market is still a long way from healthy, but its pulse feels a lot stronger now than it did six months ago. The improvement is a boon for President Obama as he tries to hold onto his own job in November, but both he and his Republican rivals say 8.3 percent unemployment is not low enough.

The famous pack mules that carry supplies and people in and out of the Grand Canyon have back pain. One man is on a mission to make the lives of these beasts of burden a little less painful.

For years, Boise's strong economy, good-quality affordable housing and supportive community created an especially favorable environment for refugee resettlement. The recession has shifted that picture.