2011 July | Here & Now

The city of Central Falls, Rhode Island has already closed the public library and a community center in an effort to stave off bankruptcy and close a nearly $5 million budget gap this year.

Seniors who develop problems eating, related to their dementia, often are given feeding tubes. But new research shows that families of patients are not always aware of the risks involved.

President Obama is nominating former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which officially opens on Thursday.

Bonobo, “The Shark” Modest Mouse, “Sleepwalking” Broken Social Scene, “Pacific Theme” Rolling Stones, “Miss You” Steve Earle, “Amerika v6″ Volcano Choir, “Sleepymouth”

The primaries are not until next year, but that’s barely enough time to read the candidates’ books.

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has downplayed a campaign to define his name as a sex act, in retaliation for remarks he made against gays.

On Sunday, the U.S. women hope to bring home the World Cup again when they face off against Japan.

Underground “pop-up” restaurants are gaining popularity around the country, as they raise questions among health officials.

Senate leaders are discussing a “Plan B” in debt ceiling negotiations, but Politico reports the plan may be dead in the House.

From Jefferson Airplane to Rolling Stones.

The judge declared a mistrial Thursday in baseball star Roger Clemens’ perjury trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that the judge had ruled out of bounds.

The release of the last Harry Potter movie has some wondering what they’ll do next. We have book picks that will interest the most fervent Harry fans.

A whole generation of kids has grown up with Harry Potter and his mates. Tonight at midnight, childhood comes to an end for many teens and twenty-somethings.

The tabloid hacking scandal in Britain is raising questions in the U.S. about what lengths tabloids here go for a story.

In her exhaustive new book, author Rachel Shteir traces shoplifting through the ages. In 18th Century England, countless petty thieves went to the gallows.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell took to the airwaves yesterday to try convince fellow Republicans that a U.S. debt default would be a political problem for for the GOP because it would be bad for the economy.

From Radiohead to Funk Brothers.

In her new book “Maine,” J. Courtney Sullivan draws on her childhood to tell the story of a Boston-Irish family struggling with underlying issues on a family vacation in Maine. Read an excerpt.

“Caller ID Spoofing” is just one of the tactics that News of the World hackers may have used to allegedly get into the phones of everyone from families of fallen soldiers to an abducted girl. We look at how the practice is used in the U.S.

Three near-simultaneous explosions rocked India’s busy financial capital at rush-hour Wednesday, killing at least 17 people in what the government said appeared to be another terrorist strike in the city hit by a major attack nearly three years ago.