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The SLO HotHouse tops our conversation this week with Mike Manchak, President and CEO for the Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC), regarding the latest…

John Fletcher of Michigan celebrated Independence Day by setting off 10,500 firecrackers attached to his body. He's done this for years. Sometimes he gets injured.

Residents of Nipomo could face higher water rates as the ongoing drought continues to take a toll on groundwater reserves.The major water purveyors for in…

Five descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?".

A cafe in Vancouver posted a picture of a poorly poured glass of Guinness on their Facebook page for St. Patrick's Day. An Irish newspaper wrote that Irish people "grimace in disgust" at the picture.

Monopoly, the board game, is getting a revamp. Makers of the game are holding a contest and letting voters choose the next generation of game pieces. And voters have rejected the thimble.

Fans of English soccer team Crystal Palace spray-painted a bus they thought belonged to a rival team. But it turns out they spray-painted their own team's bus, causing 40,000 pounds-worth of damage.

In new video shot on the International Space Station, NASA posed the question: How far can you throw a football in a zero-G environment? Astronaut Tim Kopra threw for 564,664 yards.

The Miss World pageant is moved from Nigeria to London after dozens of people are killed in bloody riots triggered by a newspaper article that suggests the Islamic prophet Muhammad would "probably have chosen a wife from among" the contestants. Hear freelance reporter Silvia Sansoni.

Catholics are debating a controversial new Web site listing the names of more than 500 priests in the U.S. convicted or accused of child sexual abuse. Advocates say the information helps promote healing among the abuse victims. But critics say the Web site could spread false accusations against innocent priests. NPR's Duncan Moon reports.