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In Intangiball, baseball writer Lonnie Wheeler argues that players who work hard, set good examples and mentor other players can make teams better in ways that are easy to see — but hard to measure.

In her memoir, Negroland, Margo Jefferson describes growing up black and affluent in 1950s Chicago. Jefferson tells Fresh Air it was a world of sophistication — and snobbery.

Walter Palmer had been out of the public eye since killing Cecil the lion in July. He returned to his dental practice in Minnesota Tuesday.

In the fast-moving migrant crisis, here's a snapshot of the key figures.

As federal lawmakers return to work, they faces tough choices about the budget, worrying advocates for medical research, teen pregnancy prevention and other health initiatives.

There's purity in the 26-year-old singer's soulful voice that's unadorned, untouched and unaffected by 21st-century pop. He's easy to love and tough to resist.

The former leader of the polling group that calls itself a "fact tank" had been battling a form of leukemia that his son says was first diagnosed in 2009.

Congress has to vote soon on Iran's deal to limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. But it isn't business as usual on Capitol Hill: For starters, a "yes" vote actually means "no."

Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while in custody of police. His death sparked days of peaceful protests and a night of riots. The deal still has to be approved by the Board of Estimates.

The two players were suspended from both the school and the football team, after they converged on a back judge near the end of Friday night's game.

Jesse Eisenberg specializes in playing (and writing about) jittery, anti-social nerds. But critic Heller McAlpin says the wonder is the empathy he brings to the sad sacks in his new story collection.

Deep in the archives of San Francisco's genius Hi-NRG disco producer lies a demo that's a sci-fi funk masterpiece in its own right.

The Catholic Church still doesn't recognize divorce, but the changes promise to make it easier to annul marriages deemed invalid by a church court by using a "more agile" process.

The migrant crisis has placed stress on infrastructure in Greece, Macedonia and Hungary. It has also highlighted divisions between European Union countries.

China issued a warning about mooncakes — round pastries traditionally exchanged during an Autumn festival. Media have been directed to avoid ads which use "extravagant wording" to sell pastries.

Richard Pate has again hired a plane with a banner to fly over Goodell's summer home in Maine. After a judge threw out Tom Brady's suspension, the banner read: Roger G, feeling a little deflated?

Russia answered allegations about its aid to Syrian President Assad. President Putin confirmed he is providing military aid to Assad, but said "it's too early" to talk about a wider role in the war.

A Holocaust survivor, liberated 70 years ago from a concentration camp, fled Budapest in Hungary's 1956 uprising against Soviet control. He knows what it means to be uprooted and today helps refugees.

Congress is to take up the Iran nuclear deal and the national budget. Concerns, however, over Planned Parenthood funding may prevent Congress from coming to a consensus any time soon.

Analysis finds women are less likely to be arrogant about mistakes and more likely to be humble about their achievements. Men are more likely to disregard market signals that their ideas are flawed.

For many, an insect chorus is the sound of summer. But many Morning Edition listeners wrote in to say they needed help identifying the bugs making the sounds.

The Catholic church does not recognize divorce. It does annul marriages it determines were invalid but it's a difficult process. David Greene talks to Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter.

Presidential candidates made the rounds on at Labor Day festivals, parades and picnics. For Democrats, it was a day to impress union members who can turn out voters for candidates endorsed by labor.

The school Nutrition Association says an unintended consequence of the law is that fewer kids are buying lunches. The group is lobbying for a host of changes that would give them more flexibility.

A Ramallah ice cream shop was the only place in the West Bank for stretchy ice cream that dates back to Ottoman times. But it has competition now — a rival store was opened by a former employee.