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The seasons are showing up sooner, and girls are developing earlier. We get financial information earlier, and McDonald's just announced it's serving breakfast earlier. What effect will all this earliness ultimately have on our culture? It's too early to tell.

The man who murdered the Beatle in 1980 has now been denied parole seven times. He's serving a sentence of 20 years to life.

Questions are swirling around the death of a 21-year-old Arkansas man who died in police custody in July. An autopsy report lists Chavis Carter's death as a suicide. But his family is asking how he could have shot himself in the head while handcuffed in a police car. Guest host Viviana Hurtado speaks with Associated Press reporter Jeannie Nuss.

Tropical Storm Isaac slammed Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds. Although the damage is less than feared, the country is still trying to rebuild after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Host Michel Martin speaks with Haiti's First Lady Sophia Martelly to learn more about how they were affected by the storm.

Women in Afghanistan are, in general, better off today than when the Taliban ruled. But activists say there has been backsliding on the gains of the past decade. And as the international community plans its drawdown, activists worry that the government won't do its part to protect women.

Veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq face unemployment rates even higher than the general population. And many veterans say that employers don't understand how their service translates into valuable job skills. Now, a number of companies and organizations hope to change that.

The servicemen received administrative punishments, escaping criminal charges. The Quran incident triggered big protests in Afghanistan.

Ban Ki-moon called the killing of 300 Syrians an "appalling and brutal crime."

The Women Over 90 Project art exhibit includes photos and stories from fifth grade girls who visited a nursing home.

The young Berklee-trained violinist dedicates his new album to the late legend Stephane Grappelli.