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Robert talks to two young baseball fans, one in Atlanta and one in New York City, about the World Series, which is currently being led, three games to two, by the New York Yankees. Dominic Daugherty is a student at Evansdale Elementary School in Atlanta. He's still optimistic and advises Braves coach Bobby Cox to make a locker room speech to rouse the sagging team. Roberto Soto, a twelve-year-old Yankees fan from the Bronx, talks about his excitement at seeing the Yankees with the lead in the Series, and what he thinks the team needs to do to wrap up the championship.

The pandemic has killed more than 440,000 Americans. Here's a look back at the stories of three of them — a World War II veteran, a Navajo leader and the owner of an Illinois barbecue joint.

Police and Secret Service agents today wounded and disarmed a 47-year-old Indiana man who reportedly brandished a gun outside the gates of the White House. Robert Pickett of Evansville, Indiana, was taken into custody and treated for a gunshot wound to the thigh at nearby George Washington University hospital. NPR's Pam Fessler has more from the White House.

In the past decade, Wikipedia has become part of our cultural fabric. Its articles range from trivial to useful -- even with the occasional error. As many readers know, the site always has something interesting to offer.

From Chicago Public Radio, Jody Becker reports on concerns of some African-American parents in Evanston, Il., that busing their children to integrate the district's schools hasn't worked. They want a new school built right in their neighborhood, even though it would upset the racial balance in the rest of the city's schools.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.

The murder suspect and his jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle when they were captured, an Indiana sheriff said.

Authorities said the two fugitives were taken into custody near Evansville, Ind., after a chase with U.S. Marshals. The corrections officer has died, officials said.

Friends, neighbors and dignitaries paid their respects Saturday to the family of Eduardo Uvaldo, one of the seven people who were killed in the attack on a July Fourth parade near Chicago.

Just past the stationery store on Central Street in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston sits a shop filled with the aromas of the world. NPR's Michele Norris visits with Tom and Patty Erd, owners of the Spice House. They share the surprising history and lore of everyday spices including cinnamon and pepper. See photos of the shop.