Crime

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court today looks at whether members of a union can go to court even if their union had signed off on arbitration. Nancy Marshall Genzer has details on who is directly involved.

India closed financial markets in the wake of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and with grenades going off in the commercial district, most people stayed away. Is a return to normal possible? European Bureau Chief Stephen Beard reports.

Mumbai is quiet after attacks by Islamic militants rocked the streets. Scott Jagow talks to reporter Ray Thibodeax, who is there surveying the situation and says the city is resilient in the face of catastrophe.

The watchdog group Public Citizen is asking a court to throw out a rule concerning hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen. Abolishing the ruling would help a new administration issue a new one. Sam Eaton reports.

Pirate have been hijacking ships crossing the Gulf of Aden, a stretch of water between Yemen and Somalia. Stephen Beard reports the costs of the lotting and how ships might be able to avoid future trouble.

The SEC has charged Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, with insider trading. His fellow owners in the NBA probably aren't surprised. Washington Bureau Chief John Dimsdale has the story.

Some of the ancient treasures in museums were taken illegally from where they originated, and countries have sued to get them back. Kai Ryssdal talks with Sharon Waxman, who writes about the antiquities trade in 'Loot.'

How can poverty remain pervasive in African, Asian and Latin American countries that have received billions in aid? Corruption, says Edward Miguel, author of "Economic Gangsters." He talks with Kai Ryssdal about it.

The Supreme Court takes up a case next week that could affect consumers' ability to sue drugmakers over claims that a medicine caused injury or death. At issue is whether the FDA can pre-empt state juries. Janet Babin explains.

Food contaminations like the China milk scare are not a new phenomenon. Marketplace host Tess Vigeland chats with author Bee Wilson, who chronicled the history of "food fraud' in her book "Swindled."