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Police are still not saying what motivated the gunman who walked into a crowded Aurora, Colo., movie theater and opened fired. Suspect James Holmes, 24, was apprehended immediately after the attack. Until recently, he was a grad student studying neuroscience.

Software mogul Larry Ellison, who recently purchased the Hawaiian island of Lanai, is finding out that owning an island is not all Mai Tais and hammocks. Along with the island, Ellison bought a relationship with the 3,000 people who live there.

Across the country, a new model of housing development is springing up that embraces the local food movement. Farms — complete with livestock, vegetables and fruit trees — are now serving as the latest suburban amenity.

Shea's Performing Arts Center was all a buzz in the early morning hours Friday as the public lined up early to have a chance to purchase tickets for…

North Dakota's fortunes have taken an abrupt turn for the worse. The state was recently a destination for thousands of people seeking a better life and high paying jobs in the Bakken oil field. But oil prices have fallen nearly 70 percent, along with agriculture prices. NPR reports on how residents are handling the sudden downturn.

Christmas trees are selling out quickly this year, helping people brighten their homes amid the COVID-19 blues. And mail-order purchases are spiking like never before.

On Friday's Scoreboard... The Buffalo Bills take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game this Sunday, we break down what makes this meeting different than those in the past.

The Bills’ schedule has been released; the Bandits host game one of the NLL Finals tonight, and the Maple Leafs head to Florida with their backs against the wall.

A new U.N. report shares data points about the world's child mortality rate. We interviewed a doctor in Nigeria — where rates of child death are among the world's highest — to offer his insights.

It's mid-January, which means some of those New Years resolutions might have fall off, already. NPR's Life Kit host Marielle Segarra gives tips for giving your goals a reset.