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http://66.225.205.104/SG2011Trucking.mp3A newcomer to Charlotte is usually quick to learn just what a big deal the banking industry is here. But we don't…

Kurt Rosenwinkel, one of the most influential jazz guitarist of the last 20 years, has been working for a decade on a new album. Now it's finally coming out, along with this remarkable animated video.

You'll never suffer from writer's block as long as you've got a copy of Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots. Prolific pulp novelist William Wallace Cook turned his fiction production methods into a wacky manual for aspiring writers. Originally published in 1928, it has just been reissued.

In a new book, Curse of the Black Gold, photojournalist Ed Kashi examines the relationship between oil, the environment and the community in Nigeria in the 50 years since oil was discovered there.

Some of the most popular culinary creations — Granny Smith apples, Caesar salad and nachos — are products of fortuitous discoveries. Josh Chetwynd's new book, How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun, chronicles the quirky history of kitchen favorites.

Before locavores and the "slow food" movement, one man's invention radically transformed how (and what) we eat. In his new book, Mark Kurlansky shows us the curious, roving mind that made TV dinners possible.

The GO FlyEase is scheduled to be released on April 30. Some people with disabilities worry that they won't be able to get a pair because of the company's mass marketing strategy.

A new book argues that honesty may not be the best policy in the workplace. From Hire to Liar: The Role of Deception in the Workplace says lies may not be so bad — they're an essential part of how business gets done.

A startup in 2003, MySpace last year earned almost $1 billion. Julia Angwin chronicles the rise of this colossus, the oddities of its often tawdry Web culture and Rupert Murdoch's 2005 high-stakes battle for ownership.

David Brock of the Computer History Museum tells us about Chuck Geschke, a co-founder of Adobe, which introduced desktop publishing.

César Magaña Linares is a temporary protected status, or TPS, holder from El Salvador. As an activist and law student, he's redefining what it means to be an immigrant, beyond the headlines.

2:Film producer/director/actor ROGER CORMAN is known as "King of the B movies." Many of today's actors and directors got their start in Corman's low budget films. He has produced or directed more than 225 (new figure) films. This month, the American Museum of the Moving Image is showing a series of films by directors who worked under Corman. Some of those who work will be featured in the New York show include Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorses and Joe Dante. The series is called "Corman's Children." Corman is president and executive producer of Concord/New Horizon, an independent film production house. At age 70, Corman is primarily producing films for the Showtime cable channel. This Saturday, his new film "Humanoids from the Deep" will debut on Showtime. In 1990, Corman's autobiography "How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime" was published by Random House. Corman got his start in Hollywood working as a messenger for 20th Century Fox, eventually rising to the position of story analyst. That led to opportunities to screenwrite, direct and produce. (Originally aired pt 1. 8/2/90 pt 2. 8/3/90) INTV.: Actor DICK MILLER appeared in 35 of Roger Corman's film including "the original "Little Shop of Horrors" which was filmed in one night. Miller has appeared in more than 90 movies which include "Pulp Fiction," "Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight," and "The Happy Hooker goes to Hollywood."

Afghanistan is facing crisis on multiple fronts as borders are closed, farmers in the country are facing a drought and the economy is in free-fall.

Last month, the rock band Motley Crue began selling a single off a new album exclusively through the video game "Rock Band" — with great success. It's another new way for the music industry to find paying customers online.

The actor was "taken aback" by the studio's plan to revisit a story with problematic representation of dwarfs. Disney says it is taking "a different approach" to the live version.

Total Energies and Chevron say they are stopping all operations in Myanmar, citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the military overthrew the elected government.

A software engineer known to few outside Twitter has replaced the company's eccentric co-founder Jack Dorsey, famous for his long beard, love of meditation and bitcoin.

Renee Montagne talks to Lin Shao-wen, deputy director of the newsroom at China Radio International, about Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington.

New results from a large scientific study show that the risk of heart problems and death from the painkiller Vioxx are long-lasting. An increased risk continued even one year after patients stop taking the drug.

Day to Day's music critic reviews Alligator, the latest recording from the rock band The National.