Bowling's First 900 Score Still Disputed After 30 Years
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jeff Richgels, who writes the blog, "The 11th Frame," about when bowler Glenn Allison rolled 36 strikes in 1982.
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U.S. Reconsiders Troop Withdrawal Plan In Afghanistan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it will maintain about 9,800 troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2015. The U.S. originally planned to reduce the number to 5,500 by the end of the year.
Obamacare Five Years Later: Thriving Or On Political Life Support?
The health care law has sliced the number of uninsured by a third. Yet it remains deeply polarizing, and its fate could be decided by the Supreme Court and the coming presidential election.
With Sen. Dan Coats' Retirement, One More Gone From The Old School
These days, flying with both the defense hawks who want more money for the Pentagon and the budget hawks who want to attack the deficit has become more difficult within the GOP.
'Borland Effect' A Fumble For Football? Deford Says It Will Pass
San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland is retiring from the NFL after a single season to avoid potential brain injuries. Some see this as the beginning of the end of football's popularity.
Heinz, Kraft Announce Merger
The deal would create the world's fifth-biggest food and beverage company. It would bring together under one corporate roof iconic brands such as Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer and Philadelphia.
Detroit's 'Frida' Aims To Build Latino Audiences For Opera
The opera, based on the tumultuous lives of painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, coincides with a new exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts devoted to the year they lived in the city.
Obama Says U.S., Israel Face 'Clear, Substantive Challenge'
The president says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that there will be no two-state solution. Obama says the U.S. now has to re-evaluate its Israeli-Palestinian policy.
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Strict Wisconsin Voter ID Law
Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, a handful of challenges to state voter ID requirements are making their way through the courts. Texas and North Carolina are among them.
16 Years After Its Inception, 'GoreSat' Set For Launch ... Soon
In 1998, then-Vice President Gore proposed the satellite, which has since been repurposed for NOAA's needs. It was set to take off Sunday, but the launch was scrubbed, and will be rescheduled.