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The price of gold has soared to record levels, reaching $930 an ounce earlier this week. And pawnshops are perfectly positioned to take advantage of the rise in the value of the precious metal.

More than 2,000 people took to the streets in Yokohama, strumming their tiny Hawaiian instruments for the Guinness record for "largest ukulele ensemble."

The LA-based group was, naturally, waylaid by the pandemic — just enough to write a new record, Radiate Like This.

Those dense, dusty toxic clouds around volcanic eruptions have hidden a secret from most volcano watchers for thousands of years: Inside the plumes, lightning-covered cyclones howl, spitting out waterspouts and dust devils.

There were no great college football teams this year, including Ohio State University, which lost the national championship to Louisiana State University. Advocates say there should be a playoff tournament to make sure that the best teams play for the championship.

Fresh Air's rock critic reviews Revival, the new solo album from the onetime Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman. It's out Oct. 2, with 12 new originals from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer.

In an address to the nation Thursday night, President Bush outlined a modest beginning for troop withdrawals from Iraq.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' letters and e-mails, including responses about stories on twins separated at birth, one of our reporters getting stunned, and "bleeping" for comedic effect.

Commentator Frank Deford isn't crazy about the new boxing movie Southpaw. He says its shortcomings are typical of Hollywood's depiction of boxing.

Jack McGuire, interim CEO of the American Red Cross, and Ross Ogden, a member of the Board of Governors for the Red Cross, talk about investigations into the organization's handling of Hurricane Katrina and management behind the massive nonprofit.