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Greeks outside of the Hellenic Republic are riveted by the news surrounding its debt crisis. In historic Greektown, in Baltimore, Md., Greek Americans tell WYPR's Sarah Richards that their homeland is not the only country facing problems, but it must change.

TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline would cut through the Ogallala aquifer, a major water source that supplies about 80 percent of Nebraska's water for drinking and irrigation. Legislators have introduced bills preventing pipelines in environmentally sensitive areas.

Even though some popular heartburn medicines haven't been approved to treat babies, the medicines are being prescribed as a remedy for spitting up. Another option: modifying Mom's diet to make her breast milk more palatable.

This week's Political Junkie column: President Obama says Joe Biden is doing a great job as vice president. Biden says he will run again in 2012. Hillary Clinton says rumors of her replacing Biden on the ticket are nonsense. And they are. So why doesn't this story go away?

The International Atomic Energy Agency believes Iran has "mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon," The Washington Post reports. Iran has issued a denial.

The Italian premier is under pressure to go so that a new government can pass needed economic reforms.

As an alternative to vaccinations, a Tennessee woman offered lollipops smeared with chickenpox virus. Health officials said that the chickenpox vaccine is much safer, and that mailing pathogens is both illegal and dangerous.

While older men argue that women should play a role in the country's political future, many of the younger generation say they support Sharia law.

From Los Angeles, another story in the "Robbers In The Wrong Place, At The Wrong Time" category.

Dr. Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison and a likely revocation of his medical license.