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Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it churns through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. While its exact track is still uncertain, parts of Florida are being hit by the storms outer bands. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are preparing as well.

Sleepwalking is common among children, and for many, it persists into adulthood. Though it's still not well understood, scientists have identified several factors that can trigger episodes of sleepwalking.

Host Scott Simon talks to accountant David Chan of Los Angeles about his expertise on Chinese restaurants. He's eaten in more than 6,000 of them.

Happy retirement wishes to Ron Akana. After flying over the Pacific Ocean about 10,000 times, he made his final trip as a United Airlines flight attendant on a flight from Denver to Honolulu Sunday.

Matthews accused Republicans of seizing on Obama's race to make him appear like "the other." It was a charge Priebus called "garbage."

The NFL is in a pay dispute with referees, and replacement refs have been working the preseason. Players and unionized officials say the substitutes are struggling, and that it'll only get worse. They cite safety as their biggest concern. Host Michel Martin discusses the issue with Pablo Torre of Sports Illustrated.

The trash-talking continues when it comes to who's responsible for the nation's soaring budget deficits.

Simon's Fund provides free heart screenings to children throughout the Philadelphia area. Nearly 5,000 students have been screened in the past seven years thanks to the program, and 43 have discovered unknown, potentially-fatal heart conditions.

Juliet Barker has released a new edition of her landmark 1994 biography, The Brontes. Critic Maureen Corrigan says that even the 136 pages of footnotes are "thrilling," as readers are taken "deeper into the everyday realities" of the Brontes' "strange world."

It's been seven years since Katrina and the failure of the city's levee system. It's been rebuilt at a cost of billions, but the job isn't quite finished.