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It's been 20 years since Johnny Cash's death.

Cab drivers in Philadelphia are protesting a move to equip their taxis with Global Positioning System units. The tracking devices would allow dispatchers to pinpoint a taxi's exact location. But the drivers say this would be a violation of their privacy.

Hot weather tends to put a lot of activities on hold. But it is especially good for bullfrogging. Robert Siegel talks with Willie Lyles, a retired outdoor skills specialist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, about this night-time sport.

In a sign that the global economic crisis is hitting relatively healthy companies, Toyota is expecting its first operating loss since it was founded 70 years ago. The vice president of the Center for Automotive Research discusses the company's downturn.

Professor Mark Rosen, who teaches constitutional and state and local government law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, talks about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's trial in the state Senate.

President Obama promised to pursue "every single legal avenue" to block payments of bonuses to AIG executives. But Columbia professor Charles W. Calomiris believes the country must "put the national interest" above "desires to punish financial institutions."

President Barack Obama said Monday he was "absolutely committed" to the survival of a domestic auto industry that can compete internationally. Yet he also said the auto industry is not moving in the right direction fast enough. Detroit autoworkers share their views.

Jobs continue to evaporate. Figures from the Labor Department show employers slashed more than 600,000 jobs from their payrolls in March. Unemployment has hit the highest level since 1983. The jobless rate stands at 8.5 percent.

Despite what President Obama called "a good faith effort," he rejected GM's restructuring plan as "not strong enough." The company will receive additional funds and a new deadline. And for Chrysler, Obama recommends a merger with Fiat, with a 30-day deadline.

Three guys are driving across the country in an attempt to break a record for traveling through all 48 contiguous states. The current record is five days and seven hours. Adam Gatherum talks about this journey he is on with his two friends.