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President Obama has a low-key day in Hawaii Monday, before he flies to Australia and Indonesia. His weekend was full of diplomatic meetings at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. The president believes the U.S. has not paid enough attention to that region over the last decade. With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, he's promising to devote more resources the Pacific Rim.

You won't see many fully functioning stores as you walk into the addition from an entrance next to the Disney store. ..but you will get a taste of what…

In Portland, Ore., meanwhile, protesters are looking for a way to regroup after being cleared from two parks. More than 50 were arrested there on Sunday.

Larry was brought to the prime minister's residence to deal with the rodents. But lately, he seems to have lost interest. According to The Daily Mail, during a dinner last week Prime Minister David Cameron threw a fork at a mouse that scampered by.

Kevin Whitehead looks at genre-bending new albums by Pablo Aslan and São Paulo Underground.

Jack Raykovitz is leaving Second Mile in the hope that "my resignation brings with it ... restoration of faith" in the organization for at-risk children. Officials say the charity knew of allegations against founder Jerry Sandusky years ago.

Jarana Beat is a Brooklyn-based band that weaves traditional Mexican rhythms with fancy footwork. Dancer Claudia Valentina and musical director Sinuhe-Padilla Isunza speak with host Michel Martin.

This month, the Census Bureau introduced a new method to calibrate the U.S. poverty rate. The old formula had been used for nearly half a century. To learn how the two measurements compare, and how the new guidelines might give a more complete picture of national poverty, host Michel Martin speaks with Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute and Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

As demand for offices and other developments has weakened, rising commodity prices have made farmland more valuable — turning some sites that were planned for buildings back into fields for crops.

The decision means it's possible there will be no professional basketball until the 2012-13 season. The sticking point: Sharing of revenue.