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After 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh slapped Lions coach Jim Schwartz on the back following Sunday's game, things got kind of wild on the field. Watch the brouhaha.

Moby-Dick is a difficult book to read. But the author of a new book about the Melville classic says it's worth it to make the effort.

A scientist has used new genetic-sequencing technologies to identify the strain of anthrax in the 2001 attacks, the cause of anthrax contamination in European heroin, and the source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti.

An NPR analysis of contributions week by week found that itemized contributions to Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped 60 percent during the week following his first appearance in a GOP presidential debate, on Sept. 7. That same week, Romney's itemized contributions went up 50 percent. Compare the candidates' weekly fundraising totals in an interactive graphic.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is surging in the polls. He credits his success to three numbers: 9-9-9. Tax experts say the plan would most likely cut taxes for the rich and increase the burden on the poor and middle class substantially.

The fall fashion shows and magazines have hit on a trend that has some Native Americans upset. The clothing retailer Urban Outfitters is under fire for…

New research finds that birth rates are down across the country, but especially in states hard hit by the recession and the housing crisis. As Ruxandra…

The Occupy Wall Street movement has been criticized for lacking focus — but its main slogan seems to be resonating. That slogan, "We are the 99 percent," highlights the issue of income disparity. It's something economist Jeffrey Sachs has been tracking for a long time.

A "dazed ... thin and pale" Gilad Shalit is home in Israel after more than five years as a prisoner of Hamas. Palestinians are celebrating as Israeli authorities begin releasing some of the hundreds of prisoners who are being set free in exchange.

Filled with gear, including a presidential seal, that is used at presidential events, the truck was quickly recovered. But whether everything inside was still there isn't yet known. It all happened in Virginia.