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Loudon Wainwright III has been writing songs for more than 30 years. He believes in the mystery that inspires the creation of a new song. But it's not something Wainwright wants to think about too much.

A decade after the Welfare Reform Act gave states grants to run their own anti-poverty programs, many can cite much progress in moving people from welfare to the workforce. None more than Wyoming. But there are concerns about the working poor.

Shanghai was once home to thousands of Jews, serving as a refuge during World War II. Now a new Jewish center has opened, the first in China in 50 years, amid efforts to preserve the city's Jewish history.

At Natalie Y. Moore's house, everything goes on the grill in summer. Not just meat and vegetables, but dessert, too. Fresh fruit is a healthy and simple dessert any time of year; the flavors are enhanced further by placing the fruits over a flame.

President Bush recently warned against the "harsh, ugly rhetoric" in the debate over immigration. Author Juan Enriquez says the brutal language being used in that debate threatens to tear the country apart.

A federal mental health agency says as many as a half-million people who lived along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast may need help for depression, anger, and other problems as they try to rebuild their lives and face the prospect of new storms.

Finding a young woman who wants to be a "dairy princess" isn't always easy in the fading days of family farms. The winner spends a year touting dairy products. Gregory Warner of North Country Public Radio followed a recent pageant in upstate New York.

Motorcycle Week in Laconia, N.H., brings thousands of bikers to town. And many have a hankering for a special memento to remind them of the trip. Shannon Mullen visits some of the temporary tattoo shops that have been set up to sell souvenirs that are anything but temporary.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki meets with President Bush at the White House. They are expected to discuss the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, and the continuing sectarian violence in Iraq.

According to the FBI, violent crime in the United States is on the rise. Last year saw the biggest jump since the early 1990s. Criminologists say there are many possible reasons, from cutbacks in funding for federal crime-prevention programs to a greater focus on terrorism and a resurgence of gangs.