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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Download new music from EDM star Pretty Lights, Bon Iver side project The Shouting Matches, hip-hop recluse Quasimoto, teenage sensation Lorde and many more.

The Boom And Bust Of Fracking

Some places have banned fracking, a controversial type of natural gas drilling. Critics say the process contaminates groundwater. But proponents say it creates jobs and energy independence. Host Michel Martin is joined by NPR's Jeff Brady and reporter Scott Detrow from NPR's StateImpact project in Pennsylvania. They discuss the boom and bust of fracking.

Obama Crosses The Border

President Obama visits Mexico this week and some of the usual issues are no longer at the top of the agenda. Host Michel Martin talks with Alfredo Corchado, Mexico bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, who calls the trip a huge shift in U.S.-Mexico relations.

News Brief: Pipe Bomb Investigations, Saudi Investment Conference

The FBI confirms that multiple pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats. Also, Ben Chu of The Independent discusses the Saudi investment conference in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

Main Street, St. Clairsville, Ohio (population about 5,000), the county seat of Belmont County.

Drug Overdoses Contribute To Rise In Midlife Mortality In Ohio River Valley

Life expectancy in the U.S. has taken a significant downward turn. This is especially true in Ohio and West Virginia, which have the highest rates of overdose deaths among people ages 25 to 64.

The plan is to disinter more than 650 sets of unidentified Korean War remains at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. This represents nearly 10 percent of those still missing from the war.

Major Project To Identify Long Nameless Korean War Dead Begins

Advances in DNA and other forensics now make identification of Americans who died in the Korean War highly likely. The Pentagon is exhuming hundreds of remains in a Honolulu military cemetery.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks at a rally on Monday night in Alabama in support of candidate Roy Moore.

Bannon's 'War' With GOP Has Only Just Begun

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and allies are enthused after a Roy Moore victory over Mitch McConnell's chosen candidate, and they have incumbents in Nevada, Arizona and more in their sights.

Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and his wife, Kayla, ride their horses to vote in the GOP primary runoff earlier this year.

The Crazy, Unbelievable Alabama Senate Race Careens To An End

Roy Moore was already a controversial nominee. Then sexual assault allegations roiled the Alabama special election and created a tight contest with Democrat Doug Jones for a critical Senate seat.

Rockcastle Creek flows past residential homes and businesses along Route 3 in the town of Inez, the county seat of Martin County, Ky. A giant coal sludge spill in October 2000 contaminated the county's rivers for miles, and locals still don't trust the water.

'You Just Don't Touch That Tap Water Unless Absolutely Necessary'

America's water infrastructure is in need of a major upgrade. Leaks in the ailing system mean that across the U.S., places like Kentucky's Martin County lack clean drinking water, with no easy fixes.

News Brief: Roy Moore Denies Latest Allegation, Hearing Preview

A 5th woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the Alabama Senate candidate. A Senate panel holds a hearing on the president's unfettered power to launch a nuclear strike.

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