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As the fires burn on in Southern California, more than a half-million people have been forced to leave their homes in the largest evacuation in the state's history. Guests and callers discuss what it is like to leave everything behind.

Searing temperatures are expected this week in most of California, spelling more risk for firefighters and for people laboring in agricultural fields. This summer, at least one farmworker has died due to heat exhaustion. California officials are trying to better enforce laws requiring growers to provide adequate water and shade.

A huge relief operation is underway in Bangladesh for the victims of a massive cyclone that killed more than 3,000 people. At least 1,000 are still missing while a million more are homeless. Rescue workers have yet to reach an area along the Bay of Bengal where the storm struck.

Blogs can rocket ordinary people into sudden notoriety and fame as some book and talent agents trawl blogland to find the next big thing. Dawn Meehan, a stay-at-home mom, started blogging about the everyday rigors of family life and got thousands of readers and a book deal.

After the collapse of the I-35 West bridge Wednesday, authorities are now focused on accounting for missing people and recovering the bodies of victims. The destruction of this key highway left commuter traffic snarled Thursday morning in the Minneapolis area.

A group called the Slave Dwelling Project sets out to identify these mostly small, dilapidated structures and bring attention to their preservation by inviting people to sleep in them.

A poll in Britain says the No. 1 misheard lyric is Abba's "Dancing Queen." Instead of diggin' the dancing queen, many people hear it as kicking the dancing queen.

Lawmakers say too many people dress like Superman or other characters to pose for pictures with tourists, and then they demand money.

All Things Consideredis asking listeners about trade lingo: words people use in their professions that outsiders may not know. Amy Wurdock explains the wedding photographer's nightmare: "Uncle Bob."

Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Guatemalan capital in recent days, demanding the president's resignation.