NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dan Vyleta about his novel, Smoke. It's set in an alternate 19th century London, where the morally corrupt are marked by a smoke that pours from their bodies.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks made their biggest gain since March on Tuesday as technology companies like Apple and Microsoft soared. Homebuilders also climbed after the government said sales of new homes reached an eight-year high last month. The Nasdaq composite index jumped 95.27 points, or 2 percent, to 4,861.06.
WASHINGTON -- Senators pushing for bipartisan criminal justice reform are running out of time to pass the legislation through both chambers before the election year’s long summer recess begins.
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One of these hipsters is the absolute worst, and a few of them are pretty cool. But who?
The co-chairman of the NFL's head, neck and spine committee has sent a letter to Congress stressing that he was not contacted during a government study on the link between football and brain disease
US stocks make their biggest gain since March as technology companies like Apple and Microsoft climb
The Transportation Security Administration has ousted its top security official amid growing concerns of lengthy airport wait times
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IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe joins the show to discuss his pole for the 100th Indianapolis 500.
SEATTLE (AP) — The co-chairman of the NFL's head, neck and spine committee has sent a letter to Congress stressing that he was not contacted during a government study on the link between football and brain disease.
Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory just released another super cute trailer filled with brand new footage from the film. The new trailer opens with a pair of older fish swimming when they encounter a young Dory – could they be her parents? The trailer then fast-forwards to Dory on the hunt for her family, asking all sorts [...]
Famously vacation-friendly France tops the list, unsurprisingly.
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Glossophobia — the fear of public speaking — is one of the most common phobias among Americans today.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a whopping 74% of people suffer from speech anxiety.
And, as most people know, when we're nervous or anxious, our minds and bodies tend to do weird things that we can't always control.
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The home builder reported strong results, and the government said new home sales hit their highest level since 2008. The electronics retailer's finance chief is leaving, its quarterly sales fell and it issued a weak outlook for the current quarter. The shoe and accessories retailer cut its outlook, saying it expects weaker sales, after it reported disappointing results.
Tuesday night's $40 million OzLotto jackpot has been won - but there was no major joy for WA players.
Interest from High Street veteran Greg Tufnell raises hopes of rescue for collapsed retailer
A man has been arrested after a police memorial in Sydney's CBD commemorating officers who have died in the line of duty was vandalised for the second time in less than a week.
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MIAMI, May 24 (UPI) -- "The Bachelorette" Season 7 star Ashley Hebert announced she's pregnant and expecting a daughter with husband J.P. Rosenbaum.
De politie heeft een tweede arrestatie verricht voor de moord op Ronald Bakker uit Huizen in september vorig jaar.
A woman accused of stalking Usher for years was arrested in Atlanta for violating her restraining order.
