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Commentator Amy Alexander talks about the recent acquisition of newspaper giant Knight Ridder by the much smaller McClatchy Newspaper Company. Alexander says that based on her personal experience, the takeover may be a good thing.

At Natalie Y. Moore's house, everything goes on the grill in summer. Not just meat and vegetables, but dessert, too. Fresh fruit is a healthy and simple dessert any time of year; the flavors are enhanced further by placing the fruits over a flame.

President Bush recently warned against the "harsh, ugly rhetoric" in the debate over immigration. Author Juan Enriquez says the brutal language being used in that debate threatens to tear the country apart.

Motorcycle Week in Laconia, N.H., brings thousands of bikers to town. And many have a hankering for a special memento to remind them of the trip. Shannon Mullen visits some of the temporary tattoo shops that have been set up to sell souvenirs that are anything but temporary.

Shanghai was once home to thousands of Jews, serving as a refuge during World War II. Now a new Jewish center has opened, the first in China in 50 years, amid efforts to preserve the city's Jewish history.

With a '60s-style AM-radio beat and Erik Sanden's airy delivery, Buttercup's "Hot Love" conjures an alternate universe where Ray Davies and David Byrne collaborate on jangly pop songs with unexpected twists in the shade of the Alamo.

President Bush made an unnanounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday for a face-to-face meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and top members of the newly installed Iraqi Cabinet. Madeleine Brand discusses the presidential trip and the latest news from Iraq with Jamie Tarabay, reporting from Baghdad.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki meets with President Bush at the White House. They are expected to discuss the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, and the continuing sectarian violence in Iraq.

According to the FBI, violent crime in the United States is on the rise. Last year saw the biggest jump since the early 1990s. Criminologists say there are many possible reasons, from cutbacks in funding for federal crime-prevention programs to a greater focus on terrorism and a resurgence of gangs.

Ed Gordon examines the lack of black Americans in the advertising industry, and how that affects success in marketing to black communities. Gordon talks with Allen Pugh, executive vice-president of the advertising agency Globalhue, and Ken Smikle, founder and president of Target Market News.