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Old wives' tales have transformed themselves into Internet rumors, pranks and myths. Reporter Doug Fine talks to David Mikkelson, the co-founder of Snopes.com, a Web site dedicated to busting urban legends.

After fatal March shootings at Minnesota's Red Lake High School, most students did not return to class for the rest of the school year. As a new term begins, school officials address security concerns.

NASA engineers are trying to decide whether a fourth space walk is needed to make the Shuttle Discovery safe for its return to earth on Monday. Officials say there is some concern about a torn thermal blanket below one of the cockpit windows.

Brea Evans left behind a life in a lab to work as an observer aboard the Alaska Warrior, monitoring what kinds of fish are being caught.

A new set of documents from Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito contains his argument that executive-branch officials have immunity when ordering domestic wiretaps in violation of the law. Other documents from his years at the Justice Department reveal a restrictive position on racial discrimination.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Jesse Levy from Burbank, Calif. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KPCC in Pasadena.)

Hurricane Katrina ruined an estimated two-thirds of Louisiana's oyster harvest. Losses over the next few years could approach $1 billion. Mike Voisin, CEO of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., says Rita may further disrupt output.

Transit union leaders vote Thursday to end a three-day strike after state mediators worked out a deal to bring them back to the bargaining table. Union members will work without a new contract, and subway and bus services will resume as early as Thursday night.

Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia has asked public schools in his state to close Monday and Tuesday to conserve fuel. Some parents aren't happy.

In comments during a visit to Iraq Friday, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has says there will be a reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq. The reduction affects two Army brigades that had been scheduled to be deployed in Iraq in the coming weeks -- one from Germany, the other from Ft. Riley, Kansas.