Michele Norris

More Than 400 Held in FBI Mortgage Sweep

Michele Norris, Dina Temple-Raston

The FBI says it has arrested more than 400 people in the last three months on charges related to mortgage fraud. Agents have arrested real estate agents and others. On Thursday, the FBI arrested two Bear Stearns investment fund managers. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston and Michelle Norris discuss the arrests.
Guantanamo Detainees and the High Court's Ruling

Michele Norris, Nina Totenberg

The fate of roughly 270 men being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may change after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling against the Bush administration's plan for handling enemy combatants.
Voigt Returns to Opera Role at Center of Firing

Michele Norris, Melissa Block

Opera singer Deborah Voigt will be reprising the title role in "Ariadne auf Naxos" at London's Royal Opera House next week. The role is one from which she was fired in 2004 because of her weight.
South Korea Protests Target U.S. Beef, Closer Ties

Michele Norris, Anthony Kuhn

South Korean protesters took to the streets this week, angry over a new trade deal that would allow the importation of U.S. beef. Fears of mad cow disease prompted a ban on U.S. beef several years ago. South Korean trade officials visiting Washington this week are hoping to reach a compromise that will calm fears at home.