All Things Considered

Experts estimate that in a 2 percent growth economy, the average household income would increase $17,000 less over a decade than it would in a world of 3 percent growth. iStockphoto.com hide caption

Ryan Cook reaches for a jar of medical marijuana at one of his clinics in Denver on June 24. Ed Andrieski/AP hide caption

U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center right, visits the Division 19 Aviation PLA Air Force base in Jining at the Jinan military area in China on Tuesday. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption

A journalist videotapes a Libyan woman as she points her weapon at the camera in Gharyan, a city south of Tripoli. Moammar Gadhafi's regime organized a demonstration Sunday for reporters to try to show it remains in control of parts of the country's western mountains and will defend the territory against further rebel advances. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP hide caption

Mabruk Eshnuk (left) and his son Malik left their home in Pittsburgh to volunteer and fight with rebels in western Libya's Nafusa Mountains. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption

Scott Wippert, attorney for murder defendant Brandon McInerney, speaks to media outside a California court. McInerney, 17, is being tried as an adult for the February 2008 slaying of 15-year-old Larry King. Nick Ut/AP hide caption

Amina Alaoui's new album is called Arco Iris, Spanish for "Rainbow." John Hughes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Before and after shots of Randy Howland. Howland grew out his hair and beard while working from home but decided to cut it off before a job interview. Lisa Howland hide caption