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Programs aimed at keeping a lookout for potential terrorists are not about profiling, government officials stress. But an analysis of suspicious activity reports of incidents at the Mall of America suggests that the mall may be questioning people based partly on their appearance.

Sybil Ludington was a teenager during the Revolutionary War and may have taken a ride more dangerous than Paul Revere's. As part of our summer road trip series, "Honey Stop the Car," we visit a statue to Ludington in New York's Hudson River Valley.

The Libyan capital Tripoli is rapidly rebounding from the fighting that ousted Moammar Gadhafi from power. Less than three weeks after the rebels launched their assault, shops are re-opening, water and electricity are back on, garbage is getting cleaned up and new city officials are working to re-establish security across the city.

The reviews of last night's GOP presidential debate are in and many pundits are saying Texas Gov. Rick Perry won the fight.

About 180 wildfires are burning across the sate. They spread from the Louisiana border into the Texas Hill Country.

After the 2001 attacks, many declared, as Rabbi Eric Yoffie did, that "our world has irreparably changed." But even as Americans have grown accustomed to daily life in a more dangerous world, how much has really changed?

In 2001, Alberto Gonzales was serving as White House Counsel to then President George W. Bush. He later stepped into the role of attorney general. He became a controversial figure for defending The Patriot Act and policies on questioning and detaining terror suspects. Gonzales looks back on Sept. 11 and its aftermath with host Michel Martin.

Journalist Alissa J. Rubin has spent most of the past 10 years reporting on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. On Thursday's Fresh Air, Rubin talks about the growing corruption and violence in Afghanistan, from which 33,000 U.S. troops are expected to withdraw by the summer of 2012.

Explaining Sept. 11 to young students can be a formidable challenge for teachers. Unis Middle School in Dearborn, Mich. has taken a unique approach through The Living Textbook Project. The program lets students play the role of journalists and report the attacks through different perspectives. Host Michel Martin speaks with April Kincaid, a teacher at Unis who works on the program, and Nour Eidy, one of Kincaid's students.

The NFL season starts tonight with a game between the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, shares some of his favorite songs, including those from Jay Z, Rihanna and Kanye West.