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Nine people were killed and dozens were injured Friday at an air race in Nevada. The plane that tore into spectators had been rebuilt for speed.

Valerie Jarrett discusses the viability of President Obama's new debt plan, including cuts to entitlement spending and proposed tax increases to Americans who make more than $1 million. She speaks with host Michel Martin.

It doesn't breed with other sparrows, scientists have determined. And that means it's on its own.

The bank said the $2.3 billion loss was incurred during a three-month span of trading. The bank said the rogue trader falsified numbers to mask his risk-taking.

President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction plan seeks to reduce the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion over a decade. NPR's Ron Elving describes the details of the plan and the politics surrounding its reception — and its possible fate — in Washington.

Hal Holbrook is best known for his timeless portrayal of Mark Twain in the one-man show Mark Twain Tonight. But before becoming a beloved actor, he endured a painful childhood. In Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain, Holbrook reflects on how he finally found his way.

In the San Antonio neighborhood in Oakland, Calif., sex trafficking has been a problem since several motels moved into the community decades ago. In the past year, when parents and advocates realized pimps were targeting middle school girls, they started to hold rallies and marches and met with public officials and the police to stop the problem.

The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma is risking millions in federal funding after its decision to expel about 2,800 African-American members. Known as Freedmen, these members are descendants of slaves owned by Cherokees, and some wonder if the move is racist.

The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, plans to take the issue of Palestinian statehood to the United Nations Security Council on Friday. The U.S. plans to veto the application. Professor Rashid Khalidi argues it's time for the U.S. to step back and adapt to a new Middle East.

The party won on an Internet freedom platform that included promises of free public Internet and public transport.