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Valley Roundup - Februray 27th, 2015

Welcome to Valley Roundup, a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week.Aspen lost another longtime local in avalanche. And this week…

People line up outside the Bicentenario, a state-run supermarket, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9. Most of the shortages in Venezuela are driven in part by the country's tight currency controls, which make it hard to get dollars at a subsidized rate for imports while creating a thriving black market for currency.

#NPRreads: A Sign Of The Times? Trinidad Offers Venezuela Toilet Paper For Oil

For your weekend, here are three recommendations for stories that may surprise you about the rise of OxyContin, the fall of Venezuela and an undocumented immigrant who made money for Goldman Sachs.

Mexico's Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam is leaving his post to take a new Cabinet-level job as head of urban and rural development.

Mexican Attorney General Who Handled Case Of Vanished Students Will Step Down

Jesus Murillo Karam ran the investigation when 43 college students disappeared.

In recent years, some popular antebellum plantations have started to incorporate displays about slavery. But the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana has designed the visitor's entire experience around that history.

New Museum Depicts 'The Life Of A Slave From Cradle To The Tomb'

A New Orleans attorney has turned an antebellum plantation into a new museum. You won't find hoop skirts and mint juleps but stark relics at a site devoted entirely to a realistic look at slavery.

'Battle Creek' An Attempt To Break CBS's Formulaic Lineup

On Sunday, CBS debuts Battle Creek, a new police drama set in small town Michigan that was dreamt up by the creator of Breaking Bad and executive produced by the creator of House.

Earlier this month, Dr. Sadiqu al-Mousllie, accompanied by his family and a few members of their mosque, stood in downtown Braunschweig, Germany, and held up signs that read: "I am a Moslem. What would you like to know?" in an effort to promote dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims.

A German Muslim Asks His Compatriots: 'What Do You Want To Know?'

Inside his dentist's office, Sadiqu al-Mousllie is treated like any other German. It's different when the Syrian-born man steps outside. He's trying to fight Islamophobia, one question at a time.

Speaker of the House John Boehner responds to reporters about the impasse over passing the Homeland Security budget on Friday.

Funding Homeland Security: Where Do We Go From Here?

President Obama late Friday signed a stopgap measure to keep the department running for another week, but the tussle over his executive action on immigration, linked to the funding, is not over yet.

Report Urges Britain To Take Small-Claims Cases Online

Instead of settling low-value civil cases in court, a new report from the Civil Justice Council says these disputes should be settled online. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the author, Richard Susskind.

Silly, Saucy, Scary: Photos Show The Many Faces Of Ugly Fruit

Wonky produce can take on absurdly entertaining shapes. But one food activist says learning to love these crazy contours is key to stopping mounds of food waste.

People lay flowers on Saturday at the place where Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

West Calls On Russia For Independent Probe Of Nemtsov's Murder

The opposition leader and harsh critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down in public on Friday.

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