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<p>Left to right: Aimee Mann, Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega.</p>

World Cafe Looks Back: '90s Singer-Songwriters

For World Cafe's 20th anniversary, a look at archival interviews with '90s-era singer-songwriters, including Bruce Cockburn, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann and Suzanne Vega.

Ponzi Trial To Open For R. Allen Stanford

The fraud trial of Texas financier R. Allen Stanford is scheduled to begin Monday morning in Houston. Stanford is charged with running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Stanford's trial has been delayed repeatedly, in part because he's fired his legal teams multiple times.

Are Cordova Residents Tired Of Shoveling Snow Yet?

David Greene checks in with Jennifer Gibbons, editor of The Cordova Times in Cordova, Alaska. We last heard from her two weeks ago when her community had declared an emergency during its efforts to dig out of record amounts of snow.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Allstar Building Materials in Ormond Beach, Fla. on Sunday.

Romney Will Release Tax Records On Tuesday

Mitt Romney said witholding the returns was a mistake that served as a distraction leading up to South Carolina.

Brian Steik sits in his cubicle at a apartment building for homeless alcoholics in Seattle.

A Permanent Home That Allows Drinking Helps Homeless Drink Less

Homeless people may stand a better chance of improving their health when offered a permanent place to live without a requirement for sobriety, the results from a Seattle center suggest.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about whether GPS monitoring devices like this one may be affixed to suspects' cars without a warrant from a judge.

Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant For GPS Tracking

The court said that placing GPS device on a suspect's vehicle constitutes a search, meaning a warrant is required.

Sue Freeman, 78, washes Brussels sprouts at her home in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Saturday. Prior to getting an experimental stem-cell procedure last July, Freeman couldn't cook, read or recognize faces.

First Hints That Stem Cells Can Help Patients Get Better

Sue Freeman, 78, is one of two women who appear to have unexpectedly regained some of their vision while taking part in a study testing the safety of an embryonic stem-cell therapy. The findings, if confirmed, could mark a landmark step in stem cell therapy, but everyone involved in the work is being very cautious about how they describe these results.

Some couples see sharing online passwords as a symbol of love and trust. But technology experts say there are both personal and legal risks to password sharing.

Sharing Passwords Is Romantic, But Not Without Risk

In a piece in Gizmodo, staff writer Sam Biddle calls password sharing "a lynchpin of intimacy in the 21st century." The practice has become a romantic symbol of trust, but law professor Woodrow Hartzog says it also carries a number of personal and legal risks.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich (R) walking into court with his defense attorney Neal Puckette for opening statements in the Haditha murders trial at Camp Pendleton on Jan. 9.

Marine Accused Of Killing Iraqi Civilians In Haditha Reaches Plea Deal

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, which carries a maximum sentence of three months confinement.

High Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking Device

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police must obtain a warrant before placing a GPS tracking device on a vehicle. The decision was unanimous, but three separate opinions on the legal rationale show that even Supreme Court justices have conflicting views of privacy in the information age.

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