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A bloody nose, a last hurrah for friends, and more prom memories you shared with us
by Mansee Khurana
We asked for your favorite prom night memories. Here's what you shared.
Blankenship To Begin Serving Time As Conspiracy Case Is Appealed
by Ashton Marra
Ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship heads to prison to begin serving a one-year sentence. He was convicted of conspiring to violate federal mine safety laws after a 2010 coal mine collapse.
Susan Mulcahy On 'Confessions Of A Trump Tabloid Scribe'
No page of any newspaper captures the celebrity gossip of New York like Page Six of the "Post." Former editor Susan Mulcahy talks to David Greene about how she helped make the myth of Donald Trump.
Disney Stock Drops As Company Misses Earning Expectations
by Nina Gregory
Despite blockbusters like "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Zootopia," the Walt Disney Company's quarterly earnings fell short of estimates. The markets were not happy.
Fighting Zika Is About Protecting Pregnant Women, Fauci Says
Officials ask for $1.9 billion to fight Zika but no funds have been allocated yet. Renee Montagne talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Does The Placebo Effect Influence Consumer Product Purchases?
by Shankar Vedantam
Novices play better golf when they have expensive brand name equipment, research shows. Brand name products alleviate some performance anxiety but brands have no effect on better players.
GOP Primary Results Were Predictable; Democrat Sanders Wins West Virginia
by Mara Liasson
Donald Trump won GOP primaries in West Virginia and Nebraska. Democrats went to the polls in Nebraska, but they awarded convention delegates back in March. Sanders won the West Virginia primary.
Colorado's GOP Voters Decide Whether To Fight For Trump Or Switch Alliances
by Megan Verlee
How divided are Republicans about the rise of Donald Trump as their presidential nominee? Are moderate GOP voters in the swing state of Colorado rallying behind the billionaire?
White Working-Class Voters In West Virginia Pick Sanders Over Clinton
Renee Montagne talks to Bernie Sanders supporter Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, about the results of the West Virginia primary, and what's ahead for Sanders.