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Notre Dame faces a juggernaut: the undefeated Baylor Lady Bears and their 6-foot, 8-inch, star Brittney Griner. If Baylor wins, the team will...

April 03, 2012

Top stories: voters go to primary polls in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Wisconsin; the alleged shooter who killed at least seven people at a...

April 03, 2012

Mobile games like Angry Birds and Draw Something have gained huge popularity partly because of one asset: simplicity. As a result, the traditional...

April 03, 2012

Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is the alleged mastermind behind the 2008 attacks that left 166 people dead. He moves about openly in Pakistan. The bounty...

April 03, 2012

Medicare now covers screening for depression without any cost sharing when patients visit their primary care doctor. That's a big deal, because...

April 03, 2012

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton come to blows over the polarizing and hard-to-define art of "speak-singing."

April 03, 2012

The University of Kentucky defeated the University of Kansas 67-59 in the men's basketball final in New Orleans. It's the Wildcats' first title...

April 03, 2012

When a gunman opened fire Monday on students in a classroom at a small college, some tried to escape. In a nearby room, others locked themselves...

April 03, 2012

Within two short weeks, a relatively stable West African democracy has gone from preparing for presidential elections to being taken over by a...

April 03, 2012

In China, the media is heavily controlled by the government. That reality was clear on Saturday when new restrictions banning commenting were...

April 03, 2012

Helping the environment can be its own reward, but a group of California sixth graders got something extra. They were fishing trash out of a lake...

April 03, 2012

Rachel Veitch bought her Mercury Comet new in 1964. The car's been through 18 batteries and it's outlasted three marriages. Now, her failing eye...

April 03, 2012

The jazz singer tackles Bush's classic "Love and Anger" with a sharp mind and a soulful heart.

April 03, 2012

A journalist discovers that vampires have controlled American politics for more than 200 years. This absorbing thriller by Jeff Gillenkirk...

April 03, 2012

David Greene talks to journalist and author Lawrence Sheets about his experiences in the former Soviet Union. They also discuss how the anti-Putin...

April 03, 2012

Cosmetics company Avon has rebuffed a $10 billion buyout offer by Coty — a company known for products like its Lady Gaga and Calvin Klein...

April 03, 2012

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is not bowing out of the GOP race for president. On Monday, he campaigned in Wisconsin ahead of Tuesday'...

April 03, 2012

In the Republican race for the presidential nominee, there are three contests Tuesday: Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin. Former...

April 03, 2012

The head of the General Services Administration and two deputies are out of jobs. And other career employees have been suspended for their role in...

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