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Batter Up: Baseball Just Got Its Most Decorated Corn Dog

The latest expression of over-the-top stadium food is a $25 bat-shaped corn dog packed with cheddar cheese, bacon and jalapeños. Its creator says he's game for some competition between teams.

Flooding across the Upper Midwest, including Iowa, over the last couple weeks has soaked homes and fields and left local governments scrambling.

Rainstorms Pummel Upper Midwest, Drowning Resources

Iowa, Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest have been hit with record levels of rainfall recently. As water floods homes and businesses and threatens crops, local officials scramble to help.

Violence In Iraq Mars Runup To Election

Next week, Iraqis go to the polls. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ned Parker, Reuters Baghdad bureau chief, about whether Iraqis will take a stand against extremism in the parliamentary elections.

The Ingenues, an all-girl band and vaudeville act, serenade the cows in the University of Wisconsin, Madison's dairy barn in 1930. The show was apparently part of an experiment to see whether the soothing strains of music boosted the cows' milk production.

Moo-d Music: Do Cows Really Prefer Slow Jams?

Some farmers have long sworn by mellow tunes to boost Bessie's milk production. The science is hardly conclusive. But a study hints at what might top the barnyard playlist. (Psst: They liked R.E.M.)

West Coast Waves Promise Clean Power

This month, the U.S. Department of Energy will choose twenty semi-finalists in a contest to design devices that can harvest the power of ocean waves.…

Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68.

Nanci Griffith Has Died. The Texas Singer-Songwriter Was 68

She was celebrated in folk and country-music circles for her crystalline voice and storytelling skill.

The House Oversight Committee plans to vote Thursday to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt over what they say is the bureau's refusal to hand over records tied to the GOP-led panel's investigation into President Biden and his family.

House panel sets hearing to hold FBI director in contempt of Congress

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee will meet Thursday morning to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. If approved, the full House would vote on the charge.

Myanmar Buddhist monks chant outside the United Nations Office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday.

Myanmar's Military Rulers Avoid Meeting U.N. Envoy

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

Former Tyco Executives Convicted

The former CEO of Tyco International, Dennis Kozlowski, and ex-finance chief Mark Swartz are convicted of improperly taking more than $600 million in corporate bonuses and loans from the industrial services company.

Madrid students bring joy — and money — to people all over Spain

The traditional Spanish Christmas Lottery happens every Dec. 22. Madrid students bring joy, and sometimes a lot of money, to people all over Spain. Its top prize is known as "El Gordo."

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