http://wbaa.org en http://wbaa.org/post/survey-african-americans-fearful-us-economy And now another chapter in our series on African-American lives. NPR conducted a poll of African Americans with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. The survey found optimism but many respondents expressed fears about the economy. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 editor 38680 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/will-us-military-really-welcome-women-battlefields Now that the U.S. Military has officially agreed to allow women into combat roles, NPR's Larry Abramson looks at just how quickly, or not, the various branches are moving to make that happen. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 Larry Abramson 38681 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/bay-area-residents-forced-wait-bridge-repairs One of the largest public works project in California history is struggling to re-gain public confidence amid construction delays and questions about whether the new bridge will be safe. A scheduled opening for Labor Day is in doubt as officials race to fix a series of bad bolts that were meant to keep the bridge secure in a catastrophic earthquake. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 Richard Gonzales 38682 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/business-news-228 David Greene has business news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 editor 38683 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/last-word-business-279 Steve Inskeep and David Greene have the Last Word in business. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 editor 38684 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/us-test-waters-irans-new-president-rohani Iran's newly elected president is signaling he might take a more pragmatic, moderate approach to nuclear negotiations with major world powers. But there's a lot of debate in Washington policy circles about what Hassan Rohani's election might mean for the U.S. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 Michele Kelemen 38675 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/disney-world-raises-entrance-price-magic-kingdom Disney is trying something new. It's charging a higher admission price for the Magic Kingdom than its other theme parks in Orlando. A one-day pass to the Magic Kingdom now costs $95 — compared to $90 for Epcot, Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 Matthew Peddie 38677 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/miami-heat-force-game-7-nba-finals The Miami Heat avoided elimination Tuesday night by beating the San Antonio Spurs in overtime, 103 to 100. LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 Mike Pesca 38678 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/secret-surveillance-credited-preventing-terror-acts The National Security Agency director made the rounds again on Capitol Hill to defend two surveillance programs leaked to the press. Gen. Keith Alexander appeared before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday, along with other members of the intelligence community and FBI. The government says its Internet monitoring program and the collection of phone logs have stopped more than 50 terrorist attacks. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 Ailsa Chang 38679 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/tv-movie-streaming-services-want-grow-kids Twenty percent of Netflix's streaming is made up of content for kids. Amazon just ordered a bunch of pilots of kids' shows. TV critic Eric Deggans says subscription streaming services are going to lean on parents' desire for control of what their kids watch as they build their audiences. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:00 +0000 editor 38676 at http://wbaa.org