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In his book Under the Banner of Heaven, author Jon Krakauer examined the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of fundamentalist splinter groups, who are not Mormons and who broke off from the church after it abandoned the practice of plural marriages. The book excerpt below looks at the history of the polygamous community in Colorado City, Ariz.

Musk has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in recent years, largely due to Tesla stock plummeting.

Virginia Macali plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

The State Senate's Judiciary Committee holds a hearing to consider Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice for chief judge of the NYS Court of Appeals, Hector LaSalle.

An 80-year-old Rhode Island man has a bigger job than most on his hands. Geno Milano's nativity scene has over 400 pieces. The collection has been growing since he began putting it together in 1975.

Children had more access to food in 2021 compared to the previous year. But for other groups such as the elderly and women living alone, food insecurity was on the rise, according to the U.S.

More jobs were lost last month than expected, but the Obama administration's economic stimulus package promises to create 600,000 jobs by the end of the summer. Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, says that without the stimulus, the numbers would be worse.

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday on a case that mixed presidential power, international relations and the death penalty. The justices said President Bush overstepped his authority when he tried to order Texas to reopen the case of a Mexican on death row for rape and murder.

In his victory speech on Tuesday night, Barack Obama told his worldwide audience: "A new dawn of American leadership is at hand." Guests and callers from around the world discuss what role the U.S. should — and shouldn't — play in world affairs.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Teagan Reasch of Columbus, Ohio and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.