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On the last full day of competition in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the athletes are competing in 32 medal events. The news includes a record for the U.S. women's 4x400m relay team, and a silver medal for the U.S. men's 4x100m relay.

NPR's Scott Horsely joins guest host Linda Wertheimer from the White House to discuss reaction of Mitt Romney's vice presidential selection.

The stock market has been rising lately, but a lot of small investors are sitting the rally out. After years of watching their 401(k)s lose ground, it's hard to convince people to trust stocks with their money — if they still have any.

As more areas are becoming overfished, fishermen and scientists in Maine are developing a way to farm scallops instead of catching them. It's said to be safer for the environment and brings in more money, but the method isn't approved yet.

With the media watching every move, the Romney campaign had to go through great lengths to keep the VP pick secret. It took secret flights, rented cars and even a walk through the woods.

American Ryan Hall dropped out of the race before the half-way mark. The gold for Kiprotich was the first for Uganda in track and field.

Writer-director Peter Hedges could watch Hal Ashby's 1971 film Harold and Maude a million times. He says the totality of the film is "much greater" than other, more perfect films.

It's a moment of pride and glory when athletes hear their country's national anthem ringing out at the medal ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Host Guy Raz talks to freelance journalist Alex Marshall, whose writing a book on the history of national anthems, about some of the patriotic tunes.

Medicaid is a campaign issue for the first time in years. Republicans cite studies to say the health care program for those with low incomes has failed, and they want to turn it back to the states. But Medicaid researchers say those studies don't portray Medicaid accurately.

WNYT's Paul Caiano delivers his morning forecast.