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Supplies for government troops are said to be low, bodies of civilians remain in the streets and authorities banned journalists from the old city, which has been ruined in the battles.

As teens, the twins always played music together. Since then, their careers have led them in different, parallel directions. We asked each twin to share thoughts and memories about her sister's work.

The U.S. and NATO are staging their largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War, and they're doing it in countries of 3 former members of the Warsaw Pact: Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

George Romero was a pioneer in the zombie-horror movie genre and established a name for himself with Night of the Living Dead, which spawned other films such as Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.

Mack Yearwood was part of the Citrus County "Wanted of the Week" series. He put the wanted poster on Facebook. His profile photo later helped police to identify him as they arrested him.

Writer, actor, and longtime NPR contributor Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor died Saturday at age 79. She wrote vividly of her roots in South Carolina, and of course, her love of food and cooking.

American household income may be rising. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and contributing correspondent to The Wall Street Journal.

John McWhorter of Columbia University says the way we use words changes, like how "literally" can now mean "figuratively." That example, he says, is a contronym, a word with two opposite meanings.

Telenovelas are staples of Spanish-language TV. Telemundo was always in second place behind Univision — that is until executives figured out the way to success: telenovelas starring anti-heroes.

For a long time, coal was king in eastern Kentucky. But the industry today is hemorrhaging jobs. The region is now struggling to rebuild its economy and find new jobs for unemployed miners.