Noel King

"One job in Detroit will affect seven more in the economy." — Micheline Maynard, The New York Times

A homeowner bailout now looks more likely than ever. Both presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, are floating plans to help homeowners stuck with bad mortgages and the...

Federal and local police have arrested dozens of members of "The Mongols." a motorcycle gang, on racketeering charges. The gang operates in southern California and five other states....

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays face off in game one of the 2008 World Series tonight, while in politics, Pennsylvania and Florida are shaping up to become key battle...

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many Americans have equated fear with terrorist acts. But new research shows that a greater fear has finally trumped terror: the current financial crisis.

The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays went head to head Thursday night in a game the Sox had to win to stay alive in the American League Championship Series. In the 7th inning, t...

In the run-up to the presidential election, the BBC has sent a bus of reporters and producers on a 38-day, 4,000-mile journey across the United States. Their goal is to gain insight i...

The Takeaway continues its ongoing look at America as a patchwork nation, rather than a collection of red and blue states. This time, we focus on the "Immigration Nation." It's a gro...

Protests by troops and veterans have been a part of American life since the Vietnam War. But technology has changed the game, and many soldiers say they are confused by military anti-...

As John McCain’s poll numbers plummet, many are wondering what his campaign will do to lessen Barack Obama’s widening lead. The Takeaway talks to Ed Rogers, a Political Strategist and...

To preview Wednesday night’s final Presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, The Takeaway talks to Atlantic Monthly writer James Fallows. His recent article "...

For nearly 15 years, musician Eddie Adcock suffered from a tremor in his hand that nearly derailed his career as a banjo player. Then, in August, Adcock underwent surgery on his brain...

Conventional wisdom suggests that the more a political candidate spends on campaigning, the more likely he or she is to win the election. Stephen Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics book and blog, investigates.

Minnesota's Senate race, between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Democrat Al Franken, is heating up. Taking a move from his successful 2002 playbook, Coleman has vowe...

You may not know Bob Jump's face. But you probably know his voice. Jump is the man behind many of the Republican Party’s political ads, along with more conventional product advertisin...

Long before American Idol and America’s Got Talent, and television or radio for that matter, American musicians gained popularity through events called 'cutting contests.' They were ...

As medicine, technology and culture advance, we’ve gone from survival of the fittest to survival of just about everyone. Evolution is about weeding out the weak and ensuring that the ...

Alaska’s North Slope is barren tundra, shrouded in mystery for those people who don't live or work there. It's also where we get more than 15 percent of domestic oil. Writer Jeanne Ma...

The surge in voter registration in Georgia is no surprise, but its racial breakdown is. The state has seen a 27-percent increase in black voters when compared to 2004 as the number of white voters has fallen 14 percent.