U.S.

Die-Hard And Fair-Weather Fans Alike Have A Case Of Royals Fever

7:14am October 23, 2014

by Suzanne Hogan

Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2 Wednesday night, tying up the World Series. And most Royals fans, are feeling pretty good this October. They're amazed to see their team play baseball at all this post-season, and to even have a spot in the World Series.

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'Curse Of The Shuttlecocks' Haunts Kansas City's Teams

9:09pm October 22, 2014

by Tom Goldman

Ever since the giant Shuttlecocks art exhibit was installed in the 1990s, Kansas City professional sports teams haven't been able to win a national championship. And there are some who believe the exhibit is to blame.

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Reconstruction of Deinocheirus mirificus.

Bigger Than A T. Rex, With A Duck's Bill, Huge Arms And A Hump

8:24pm October 22, 2014

by Christopher Joyce

Scientists first figured the claw-tipped, giant arm bones found in 1965 belonged to an ostrichlike dinosaur. But its recently recovered skull looks more like a dino designed by a committee — of kids.

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The San Luis Reservoir in central California is the largest "off-channel" reservoir in the U.S. It is currently at less than 30 percent of its normal capacity.

Coping In A Drier World: California's Drought Survival Strategy

7:44pm October 22, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

The dearth of water in this state is showing no signs of easing. Officials have introduced plans to revamp the water rationing and distribution systems until the rains come. If they ever come.

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How Did 'Good Girls' From Colorado Get Recruited By ISIS?

6:28pm October 22, 2014

Three Denver-area teenaged girls were arrested after leaving the U.S. and seeking to join militants of the Islamic State in Syria. The teenagers were arrested in Germany over the weekend and returned home by the FBI on Monday. Robert Siegel talks to Megan Verlee of Colorado Public Radio.

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A voter casts her ballot at a polling site for Georgia's 2014 primary election in Atlanta.

Concern Over New-Voter Registration In Georgia Ahead Of Election

5:26pm October 22, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

Weeks before the November election, a Georgia lawsuit claims more than 40,000 voter registration applications — mainly from black, Latino and Asian-American voters — are missing.

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National

NHTSA Adds More Than 3 Million Vehicles To Air Bag Recall

5:07pm October 22, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Almost 8 million vehicles are now being recalled over worries their air bags could malfunction. Vehicle owners in hot and humid climates are under special alert.

An official at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor says its mix of patients helps explain the infection rates.

Hospitals Struggle To Beat Back Serious Infections

3:58pm October 22, 2014

by Jordan Rau

About 75,000 patients a year die from infections they caught in the hospital. A Kaiser Health News analysis finds that nearly 700 hospitals across the nation have higher than expected infection rates.

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Pentagon Says It Will Investigate Stray Arms Drop Over Syria

2:55pm October 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The self-declared Islamic State has released a video purporting to show its fighters rifling through a crate of grenades airdropped by a U.S. military cargo plane.

President Obama casts an early ballot for the midterm elections at the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center in Chicago on Monday.

In Tight Races, Both Parties Bank On Early Votes

2:48pm October 22, 2014

by Tamara Keith

Two million people have already voted in next month's election, including President Obama. Locking in votes early is huge, particularly since control of the Senate rests in a handful of close races.

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