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Maude Julien's new memoir chronicles her extraordinary — and awful — childhood with fanatical parents determined to turn her into the ultimate survivor through deprivation, violence and endless tests.

The victors of Sunday's games will face each another in the Super Bowl. It's the Baltimore Ravens versus the Kansas City Chiefs and, later, the San Francisco 49ers against the Detroit Lions.

Many host cities struggle with the financial aftermath of the games for years after the Olympic cauldron is extinguished.

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

The immensely popular lottery will distribute a total of $2.8 billion in prizes this year, much of it in small prizes. Street and bar celebrations normally break out with winners singing and dancing.

The Polish player emerged victorious after less than an hour of gameplay.

Hundreds of United Airlines flights were disrupted on Wednesday evening as the carrier grappled with a major computer system outage. The airline requested ground stops at its major hubs in the U.S.

Here seven counties to watch — one in each swing state — that might give some idea how the race is going and why one candidate or the other won:

People across Virginia are expressing shock and grief over a murder-suicide in Northern Virginia early Thursday morning. Police say former Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax killed his wife, Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax, and then killed himself.

Learning about climate change? Here's a comic for kids about what it is and how it's affecting the planet — as explained by kids who are experiencing it. And find out how to print this comic at home!