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By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-541777.mp3Boston, MA – Tuesday night was not a good night for…

By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-506339.mp3BOSTON, MA – In the wake of recent failures of the…

By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-506025.mp3WASHINGTON, DC – Western Massachusetts is facing the likely…

In the past 20 years, Great Britain has produced a huge quantity of popular music that's gotten very little attention in the U.S. The Brit Box is a four-CD collection of British rock and pop, including songs by The Smiths, Supergrass, and The Boo Radleys.

In Fort Collins, Colorado, customers can now see their energy use in 15-minute increments, instead of just once per month.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new Donald Fagen solo record "Kamakiriad" (Reprise), which was produced by Fagen''s longtime Steely Dan cohort, Walter Becker.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including Attorney General Janet Reno on Cuban refugees at Guantanamo, resident Bill Clinton on militias, Secretary of State Warren Christopher on the ran trade embargo, South African Foreign Minister Alfred Inzo on nuclear isarmament, Dr. Henry Foster on his nomination as Surgeon General, Senator Dan oats (R-IN) and Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) on Foster's nomination as urgeon General.

Daniel talks to Dan Lungren, attorney general of the state of California, about a new telephone initiative his office has put into place. The MOLESTOR HOTLINE is a number citizens can call to see if someone they want to employ who will come into contact with children is listed in a data bank of convicted child molestors. The hotline has only been up and running for a month but so far, the attorney general's office reports, nearly 9 percent of the callers have found a match for their inquiry.

Actor DAVID PAYMER received an Oscar nomination for his role in "Mr. Saturday Night." He's now starring in the new movie "Quiz Show." He plays Dan Enright, the villain producer who rigs the show "Twenty-One."

You can lose your wallet, you can forget your PINs and passwords, but you can't lose your fingerprints or the sound of your voice. NPR's Dan Charles reports that new technologies are taking advantage of these built-in identifiers to develop fool-proof methods for making sure you are who you say you are. Some critics worry they also make it too easy to invade one's privacy.