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  • National Fried Chicken Day * KALW Almanac * July 6, 2015
    187th Day of 2015 178 RemainingAutumn Begins in 79 DaysSunrise:5:54Sunset:8:3414 Hours 40 MinutesMoon Rise:11:52pmMoon Set:11:08amPhase:73%Full Moon July…
  • Deficit Tops $1 Trillion For Fourth Year
    Though the gap between spending and revenues has narrowed, it has stayed above the $1 trillion mark.
  • Graduating Engineers Top Median Earnings List
    In a Census Bureau report released Wednesday, it tallied up the median earnings for different bachelor degree holders. Engineers make an average of $92,000 a year. Some other majors at the low-end of the list: education, fine and visual arts and communications. Those all earn an average of $50,000 to $60,000.
  • Yellen Emerges As A Top Choice To Lead Federal Reserve
    Janet Yellen is on President Obama's short list to replace Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve.
  • Top Stories: Physics Nobel; Sandusky To Be Sentenced
    Also: International Monetary Fund warns of greater risk of global recession; Romney gets boost in Pew poll; security tight as German chancellor visits Greece; Felix Baumgartner's record skydive on hold.
  • New In Paperback Aug. 6-12
    In fiction, Adam Johnson offers a view of life in North Korea under Kim Jong Il. In nonfiction, Ronald Kessler looks into the FBI's tactical operations teams, and Peter D. Ward explores the likely impact of our rapidly melting ice caps.
  • Crime And Scandal Top Sports Headlines
    On Saturday's docket in sports: the Penn State scandal, college basketball and the kidnapping and rescue of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks sports with NPR's Tom Goldman.
  • Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is shown speaking in New Hampshire in May, before he announced his candidacy. Two months later, most of his campaign staff quit. Now, he finds himself in the top tier in the race for the nomination.
    For Gingrich, A Slow And Steady Climb To The Top
    This summer, the former House speaker's campaign seemed to bottom out when most of his staff quit. Now, the 68-year-old finds himself in the top tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. He credits his rise in the polls to his "serious, substantive approach" to the issues.
  • Ashton Carter answers a reporter's question during a March 2013 news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea.
    Reports: Ashton Carter Emerges As Obama's Top Pick For Secretary Of Defense
    Carter served as the No. 2 defense official under Leon Panetta. While relatively unknown to the public, he's respected for his intelligence.
  • Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, leaves a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in May.
    6 Surprising Things About The IRS Scandal
    Interviews with two key IRS staffers describe a workplace where office politics in Cincinnati and Washington, not partisan politics, served as the animating force behind the improper targeting of Tea Party groups.
  • Pastor Bobby Jones points to the cross on top of Glover Grove Baptist Church in Warrenville, S.C., where he has preached for more than 30 years. The steeple was one of the only parts of the church left standing.
    Investigators Probe Fires At 6 Black Churches In 5 Southern States
    Authorities are investigating fires that have damaged or destroyed black churches in South Carolina and nearby states following the shooting deaths of nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church.
  • National Social Media Day KALW Almanac 6/30/15
    181st Day of 2015 184 RemainingAutumn Begins in 85 DaysSunrise:5:51Sunset:8:3514 Hours 44 MinutesMoon Rise:7:18pmMoon Set:4:47amPhase:98%Full Moon July 1…
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