Dec 16th, 2008 · A serial killer who died in prison more than a decade ago is the person who murdered a Florida 6-year-old in 1981, police said Tuesday. The announcement sought to close a case that launched the TV show America's Most Wanted and inspired changes in how authorities search for missing children.
Dec 16th, 2008 · The more than two-decade-old investigation into who killed 6-year-old Adam Walsh, the son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh, in 1981 has come to a close. Police in Florida say Ottis Toole, a serial killer who died in prison in 1996, decapitated Adam Walsh.
Dec 13th, 2008 · Faced with a growing dissident movement in 1981, the communist government in Poland declared martial law. The U.S knew it was coming, because a Polish army officer named Ryszard Kuklinski had secretly leaked the plan to the CIA. For nearly ten years, Kuklinski was the CIA's top spy in the Soviet bloc.
Dec 2nd, 2008 · The U.S. economy is in a recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research, which tracks economic cycles, says the downturn began last December. Many economists believe it'll be the most severe since the 1981-82 recession. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Steve Inskeep about the economy.
Dec 1st, 2008 · The National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. economy has been in recession since December 2007. Many economists believe the current downturn will last until the middle of 2009, and will be the most severe slump since the 1981-82 recession.
Oct 13th, 2008 · The Last Lynching, a new film by Ted Koppel, examines lives deeply affected by acts of hatred and racism and investigates the last recorded lynching. Surprisingly, it took place in 1981. How far has the U.S. come since then, and how far we still have to go?
Oct 13th, 2008 · Veteran broadcast journalist Ted Koppel focuses on a 1981 lynching in Alabama to tell how acts of hatred and racism have affected the lives of three Americans.
Aug 19th, 2008 · The Labor Department reports that prices at the wholesale level shot up 1.2 percent in July — the hottest inflation since 1981. The federal government blames rising energy motor vehicles costs, among other matters.