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A new Pew Research Center survey suggests that an eight-state region of the country — Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma — is significantly more conservative on abortion than it was two decades ago.

In Waynesboro, Ga., Aleena Headrick thought she was hallucinating when she saw a huge Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket in her front yard. Turns out, her landlord collects vintage signs and put it there. It quickly became a big draw for gawkers.

Juan Gabriel Vasquez' new novel, The Sound of Things Falling, is a sophisticated vision of the way the Colombian drug trade unravels lives. Reviewer Marcela Valdes says Vasquez shies away from stock drug war imagery in favor of a quieter, more sophisticated approach.

Also: Gary Shteyngart tests out Google Glass; Fifty Shades of Grey and the rise in handcuff accidents.

Some ibuprofen and maybe some physical therapy are all it takes to make most back pain go away. But a study finds that doctors and patients are increasingly turning to fancy scans and opioid painkillers. They typically don't help, and increase the risk of addiction and overdose.

In a rebroadcast from April 13, 2013, Charles talks with the Arts Editor of the Chicago Sun Times, Laura Emerick, as she shares memories about her…

In a rebroadcast from April 13, 2013, Charles talks with the Arts Editor of the Chicago Sun Times, Laura Emerick, as she shares memories about her…

Stories have a natural ending, but business ventures do not. As networks invest in high-concept series, can they keep from frustrating audiences?

In a rebroadcast from November 22, 2009, Keith talks with Dr. Jeffrey Michael Field, Department of Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine, University…

Author Benjamin Alire Saenz's teen-lit novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe won big at this year's American Library Association awards. For Tell Me More's 'In Your Ear' series, he shares the songs that inspire him.