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Army Recruitment in May Expected to Fall Short

The U.S. Army releases May recruiting numbers Friday, and an advance report in the Army Times suggests recruiters have fallen short of their goal for the fourth month in a row. Some recruiters have been frustrated by an increasingly anti-military mood in some cities, as Martin Kaste reports from Seattle.

The LS9, a "smart gun" being developed by LodeStar Works, can be locked or unlocked through three security mechanisms: the owner's thumbprint, a Bluetooth-enabled app and a PIN pad. The little dark square near the yellow sticker on the guns shown here is where the owner's thumb would unlock the gun.

'Smart gun' innovators seek to reduce firearm deaths

Can technological innovation offer solutions to gun fatalities in the absence of major policy reform? Gun safety innovators are developing "smart guns" that unlock only for their registered users.

Police Search For Marathon Bomber, The Other Is Dead

The scene in suburban Boston early Friday was chaotic. Steve Inskeep and David Greene talk with NPR's Jeff Brady and WBUR reporter Fred Bever for the latest on the Boston Marathon bombings investigation.

This gun held by 35-year-old Fatima was a wedding gift from her husband. Families of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes of Iran may own several weapons, used to defend themselves and their livestock against thieves and wild animals. Fatima is known for her shooting and riding skills.

PHOTOS: In this nomadic tribe in Iran, the women persevere despite hardships

Part of the Bakhtiari people, they live as their ancestors did, migrating between pastures in western and southwestern Iran. Women play a vital role, coping with hardships and persevering.

Rajwinder Singh, a gas station/convenience store owner, pats into place the 15 cases of drinking water he purchased from a Kroger grocery store into his vehicle, on Tuesday in Jackson, Miss.

Parts of Mississippi's capital remain without running water

Flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in a water-treatment plant in Jackson, Miss. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is one of five celebrity directors taking part in a Canon-sponsored experiment called Project Imaginat10n. His short film, the inspiration for which was crowdsourced via the Internet and social media, focuses on familial loss and the process of grieving.

Crowdsourcing Creativity At The Cinema

The Canon-sponsored Project Imaginat10n used social media to crowdsource images and ideas to produce five short films. It's an idea director Ron Howard says other artists would be foolish to ignore.

A cleanup worker stands on a derailed tank car of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, continues, Feb. 15, 2023.

At a town hall, angry Ohio residents confront railroad over health fears

Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum.

Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C.

North Carolina attacks highlight the vulnerability of power grids

The substation attack in a North Carolina county proved, once again, that the country's power grid is susceptible to sabotage. It's America's Achilles heel says security expert Mike Mabee

The German tanker Marida Marguerite, which was hijacked off the coast of Oman in 2010.

For Pirates, U.S. Courts Offer No Safe Harbor

U.S. authorities are using laws dating to the 1700s in novel ways to combat piracy on the high seas, going after people who may never actually climb aboard a ship. The targets include men who negotiate and finance piracy plots as far away as the horn of Africa. And the strategy may be working.

Gustav-Hit Houma, La., Sees Little Flooding

Houma is one of the coastal Louisiana town that sustained damage during Hurricane Gustav. There, power lines and utility poles are down everywhere and trees are blocking most roads — but the good news is, there is little flooding.

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