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The 39-year-old mayor of San Antonio is Hispanic and a rising star in the Democratic Party. He succeeds Shaun Donovan, who was tapped to be White House budget chief.

Fresh Air critic Ken Tucker says Lauderdale's career is at once admirable and somewhat puzzling.

Laurence Packer says humans need to appreciate both domestic bees and the some 20,000 species of wild bees. His book Keeping The Bees explores all types, including some that feed on tears.

Afghan War veteran Ryan Pitts says the medal "belongs to every man there that day and I'll accept it on behalf of the team. It's not mine."

The reported $7 billion deal would settle allegations that the bank sold shoddy mortgages in the run up to the 2008 financial crisis.

Researchers found that the number of cardiac emergencies around Munich more than doubled on days when Germany was playing in the 2006 World Cup compared with days when the team was idle.

The order, which doesn't affect the court's ultimate opinion, drew a scathing dissent from the court's three women.

Laos' government says it needs the money the two dams will generate. But environmentalists and downstream neighbors say the dams are a major threat to fish migration and agriculture.

"For most people, this is going to be the most expensive hamburger they've eaten in their life," says economic analyst Joe Deaux of the street.com. Prices are soaring because of the on-going drought.

Composer John Williams on Friday debuts a new arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner". He'll lead the National Symphony Orchestra, the Army Herald Trumpets and two full choirs to update the song.