Search results for

Steve Tripoli reports on a disturbing trend. The price of retirement is rising every year but Americans, including baby boomers, aren't saving enough to afford it. At least not at the standard of living they're used to.

NPR's David Molpus visits a group of flex-time lawyers in Philadelphia, as he continues to explore how Americans are changing the way they work. The lawyers discuss how their part-time work schedules affect their career advancement and their family lives. Many American workers are discovering the benefits of flexible work schedules, but there are drawbacks. This report is the latest in the NPR series, "The Changing Face of America."

Film director Joel Schumacher. His films include St. Elmo's Fire, The Client, A Time to Kill, and Batman Forever. Schumacher's new film is Tigerland about a group of army recruits in training who are about to be shipped off to Vietnam. The film was made on a low budget in 28 days, on sixteen millimeter film and mostly with hand-held cameras. In making the film Schumacher was inspired by the Dogma 95 movement by Danish film director Lars von Trier. The movement rejects Hollywood artifice, abandoning the use of elaborate lighting, special effects and music.

As part of a series of conversations with third party Presidential candidates, Host Bob Edwards talks to John Hagelin, the Natural Law Party nominee.

If you liked the movie, now go see the opera. From member Station KQED in San Francisco, Cy Musiker reports on the new opera inspired by the book Dead Man Walking about a nun working with death row prisoners.

Jury deliberations resumed today in federal court in Louisiana in an insurance fraud trial involving former Governor Edwin Edwards. Edwards, the State Insurance Commission, Jim Brown, and a lawyer are accused of corruption and witness tampering. The three are alleged to have created a favorable settlement in 1996 for the owner of a failed insurance company. Earlier this year, Edwards was convicted in an unrelated racketeering case involving the licensing of riverboat casinos. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

NPR's Julie McCarthy in London reports on the European Union decision to lift sanctions against Yugoslavia, now that Slobodan Milosevic is no longer in charge.

There is growing concern among gun control advocates that mandated background checks for weapons purchasers are inadequate. A report by the Los Angeles Times last week revealed that in Texas, hundreds of felons were granted permits to carry concealed weapons. The paper said the state had failed to carry out complete background checks. However, more than 30 other states allow people to carry concealed weapons, and researchers say it is almost impossible to find out information about crimes committed by permit holders. It's also hard to find out if criminals are slipping through the background check. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on a study that shows fewer people are falling victim to gunshot wounds during the commission of crimes. The Justice Department says the number of gunshot wounds fell almost 40 percent from 1993 and 1997. Experts credit a number of factors, including the aging of the population and longer prison sentences for violent criminals.

NPR's Anne Garrels in Belgrade reports on efforts by the new Yugoslav President, Vojislav Kostunica, to consolidate his hold on power.