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NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments on previous show topics, including ways to reduce student loan debt, finding the humor in life as a stay-at-home dad, and what schools teach students about sex.

The U.N. says more than 3,500 people have died in Syria's eight-month cycle of protests and government crackdowns. Residents of Homs, the third largest city in the country, report fierce fighting as government forces try to regain control of the city.

The latest accuser is lying, Cain says. His ABC News/Yahoo interview comes as the candidate continues to deal with stories about women who accuse him of sexual harassment — charges he has said are baseless.

From John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono to a pregnant Demi Moore, photographer Annie Leibovitz has made a career of capturing people. But her latest collection is something very different. In Pilgrimage, Leibovitz focuses her lens on places and objects that have special meaning for her.

Bob Costas talks to Robert Siegel about his new book, the history of football, and what's really our "national pastime."

While property taxes used to cover school bus transportation, Indiana voters passed a cap on the state's property tax rate last November, forcing some districts to cut costs. Now, Franklin Township is charging families monthly fees for their kids to ride the bus — and the superintendent isn't happy he has to do it.

Because of economic uncertainty, bankers and traders will see smaller bonus checks. This comes after two years of record payouts.

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain undertook his first serious interviews since the allegations by a Chicago woman on Monday of sexual misconduct when she was seeking help from Cain during a job hunt. NPR's Tamara Keith joins Robert Siegel to explain.

The president's support among independents has collapsed; his overall approval ratings are well below those of other presidents who went on to win a second term; and unemployment is expected to stay near 9 percent until Election Day. To get re-elected in 2012, he'll have to defy the odds.

Earlier this year, an elderly, former Syrian opposition leader disappeared in Lebanon. Family members say Shibli al-Aisamy, 89, is being held in a Syrian prison, and have pleaded for mercy. The case underscores Syria's repression of the anti-government movement, even outside its own borders.