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The Olympic Games get under way Friday in Beijing. Chosen to carry the U.S. flag in the opening ceremony is a runner who came to the United States in 2001 as one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan." Lopez Lomong was abducted by Sudanese soldiers when he was 6 and raised in a refugee camp.

In 1993, the Philadelphia Phillies' World Series hopes were dashed in Game 6. That's when the Toronto Blue Jays' Joe Carter hit Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams' fastball out of the park. Williams was branded a goat and soon traded to Houston. Now, as the Phillies fight to win this year's World Series, Williams offers his insight.

The town of Gorda, Calif., is becoming famous for its high gasoline prices: $6 a gallon — for regular unleaded. According to AAA, California has the nation's priciest gas at $4.60, about 50 cents more than the U.S. average — but Gorda's remote coastal location drives its prices even higher.

Art theft has turned into a global industry that experts believe now fuels everything from terrorism to drug-running. At least one art sleuth puts art crime (including stolen antiquities and forgeries) behind only drug and arms-trafficking as the third-most-lucrative criminal activity in the world ($2 to $6 billion a year).

Several children in Colorado and Texas have died in early outbreaks of the flu. The news has sent some parents across the country rushing to pediatricians in search of vaccines for their children. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

Most computer users now have 6 to 8 passwords — and many users have 15 or more to remember. All these passwords add up to more than just confusion, a computer security expert says.

Soul singer King Floyd died on March 6 at the age of 61, but his passing barely merited mention in the media — an oversight that seems at odds with his brash style. What most know about Floyd begins and ends with his massive and enduring 1971 R&B hit "Groove Me."

In a 6-2 vote, the justices concluded that misdemeanor assault convictions for domestic violence are sufficient to invoke a federal ban on firearms possession.

Game companies laid off 6,000 workers in January alone, continuing a dismal labor trend from 2023.