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A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. We travel to Somerset County to look at what it will take to bring economic opportunity to rural America.

Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., didn't like a reporter's question. With the camera still rolling, he said he would throw the journalist "off this [expletive] balcony." Also, said Grimm, "I'll break you in half."

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Juana Summers describes what she — and a team from All Things Considered — encountered on a reporting trip to this island of snow and ice, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

Keaton Jones' story spread online and across the nation, with his sister, Lakyn Jones, acting as his representative and fielding thousands of offers of support.

Multiple testing options and false positives can leave parents confused about blood lead level readings. We found out how the tests work and what the results really mean for a child's health.

Nearly two decades ago, a massive wave struck a container ship and dumped nearly 5 million Legos pieces into the ocean. Today, they are still washing up on shores in England.

The Democrat's latest proposal would raise rates on the very (very) richest Americans and raise revenue, but it would further complicate the tax system and could be a minor drag on the economy.

The senator from Nevada was raised in a home built of scavenged railroad ties and with a toughness that has carried him through his life and political career.

Nova Safo reports on a new touring photography exhibition currently at the Downey Museum of Art. The exhibit Witness displays pictures of the face and hands of the Armenian genocide survivors. (5:00) The Downey Museum o Art is located at 10419 Rivers Avenue, Downey, California. The telephone number is 310-861-0419.

Bono and The Edge explain why, 30 years later, the biggest-selling album of their career feels disquietingly resonant.