Protests against Wall Street entered their 18th day Tuesday as demonstrators across the country show their anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed by marching on Federal Reserve banks.

WNYC's morning news producers bring you a rundown of today's must-read stories.

The nation's prosecutors should follow New York's example by sending more juvenile offenders to rehabilitation programs close to home instead of locking them up, a new report indicates.

Amy Goodman, host of the New York-based television and radio show "Democracy Now!," said that she and two of the shows producers won a $100,000 from a settlement with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the federal government over their arrests during the 2008 Republican National Convention.

It was the rarest of occurrences: a sitting mayor taking the stand in a trial against a man charged with stealing over $1 million from him.

New York is reorganizing two state regulatory agencies in hopes of preventing another financial catastrophe as a result of the near-collapse of insurance giant AIG in 2008.

Four of the city's five borough presidents are calling on state lawmakers to force the city Department of Education to reform its Education Council elections, following widespread confusion during this year's vote.

Two subway passengers were struck by trains during the Monday morning commute.

Milk prices throughout the Northeast are 19 percent higher than two years ago, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In New York City, the dairy industry says the average price of a gallon of milk is $4 — a price that is out of reach for many low-income residents.

Civil liberties lawyers sought to impose a restraining order on the NYPD in federal court Monday to stop the destruction of any evidence related to the alleged surveillance of Muslim communities since the September 11 attacks.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg testified Monday against a former campaign operative accused of bilking him out of more than $1 million, with the mayor saying he thought the money was being spent on a poll-monitoring operation and never intended for the consultant to end up with it.

WNYC's morning news producers bring you a rundown of today's must-read stories.

The struggling New York City Housing Authority is relying on the generosity of corporations to help build parks on its properties — and giving naming rights in return.

The court-appointed trustee working towards recovering funds for the people who invested money with Bernard Madoff is expected back in court Monday.

The Department of Justice is expected to re-open the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund starting Monday — allowing people whose illness didn't manifest until the months and years after the attacks to be covered for the first time.

A grand jury in the Bronx hearing evidence since April has begun voting on whether to bring charges against police union officials and other members of the police department for allegedly helping friends and family avoid summonses.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering hopes to win approval to build a controversial new cancer treatment center in the Westchester County town of Harrison this week.

A new food journal came online on the first day of autumn, but it doesn't necessarily focus on food.

Occupy Wall Street protesters shut down part of the Brooklyn Bridge when marchers spilled onto the roadway from Manhattan. Police arrested approximately 700 protesters while trying to clear the road and reopen the bridge to traffic Saturday evening.