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The news that the National Security Agency has been collecting reams of telephone data and internet surfing both at home and abroad has rattled civil liberties groups. Amid the concerns about privacy and possible abuse, the revelations are an indication of something important: the intelligence community's move into the new frontier of Big Data.

People in Fort Scott, Kan., depended on their local hospital for more than a century. In December, the hospital closed. Fort Scott residents now are trying to cope with life without it.

Editor Megan Baker of Apartment Therapy website answers listener questions on how to spruce up home space with DIY home-improvement projects.

This week, the United States captured first place in the "Olympics of Bread Baking" Championships in Paris, France. Danny speaks to Tom McMahon, the Executive Director of the Bread Bakers Guild of America and a judge at the three-day event. Teams from eight countries participated in the event. McMahon says the American breads were so popular, the international judges took some home with them at the end of the competition.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Jamie Baker-Nantz, Editor of the Grant County News about a measure on the Grant County, Kentucky ballot that would allow alcohol to be sold in the county. Yesterday, voters in Grant County defeated a referendum that would have ended the ban on the sale of alcohol that has been in effect since the original prohibition laws were passed in the 1930s.

Elissa Ely's Grandmother Rebecca was a fantastic baker, but she never ate her own cookies. As she grew older and her arthritis grew worse, she no longer had the dexterity to bake. Soon Elissa's baby will be born, and Elissa is looking forward to naming her new daughter Rebecca and teaching her to bake.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris; Senator Joseph Lieberman; Governor George W. Bush; Vice President Al Gore; former Secretary of State James Baker; Chief Justice William Rehnquist; Theodore Olson, attorney for Governor Bush, and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

After two straight presidential elections marked by disputes over the voting process, a bipartisan commission examining the issue hears testimony about continuing voter suspicion and limited funds. Former President Jimmy Carter and Secretary of State James Baker III head the panel.

Baker Jatee Kearsley accepts SNAP and EBT at J'Taime Patisserie in Bed-Stuy.

A handful of bakeries are pushing the envelope of what's possible — and palatable — by leaving the bran and germ in freshly milled grains from local farmers, who also help drive the menu.