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This is different from Kickstarter, which facilitates gifts, not investments. On the new federally regulated sites, you'll be able to make an investment, although there's no guarantee it will pay off.

Credit (or blame) goes to France, which wanted more babies in the 19th century. Like most government plans to influence birthrate, it didn't quite work.

After taking off in Egypt on a flight to St. Petersburg, Russia, the aircraft crashed in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian officials say there were no survivors.

As one sport's season comes to a close another is just beginning. NPR's Tom Goldman and NPR's Scott Simon discuss the World Series and take a first look at the NBA season.

Facing their close rival Australia in the finals of the Rugby World Cup, New Zealand's All Blacks are now back-to-back champions, winning 34-17.

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The confrontation between a school resource officer and a student in a South Carolina school has revived questions about the role of law enforcement in the nation's classrooms.

Lynda Trang Dai, known as the "Vietnamese Madonna," performs around the world. Back home in California, she's got a different starring role: she's the only one to whip up her sandwiches' secret sauce.

Latino audiences can make or break horror films in the box office, but right now their presence behind the camera might be even more significant.

Ricki Mudd was born in China and her family, wanting a son, hid her away while they tried to have a boy. After her brother was born she was taken by authorities. But she feels lucky, not rejected.