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American is currently seeking to cut costs in bankruptcy protection so the flight attendants' union pushed hard for this vote — warning that rejecting the contract could mean even deeper cuts or furloughs. The company's trying to cut about a billion dollars in labor costs. Mechanics and other union workers had previously accepted new contracts but pilots rejected American's latest offer earlier this month.

A man was traveling from France back to Scotland when he was told his suitcase was 17 pounds overweight. He didn't want to pay a fee so he put on more clothes. His layers got security's attention.

Rhode Island lawmakers held a toast in honor of St. Patrick's Day, despite allegations from Rep. Moira Walsh, who told WPRO-AM that there's "an insane amount of drinking" at the State House.

James and Bob Stocklas were in Florida on vacation together when they both bought lottery tickets. Bob won $7. James won the Powerball jackpot: $291 million.

The cartoon has been called out in America for racial stereotypes and smoking. And now, an Egyptian official says the cat-and-mouse cartoon is responsible for violence in the Middle East.

David Letterman popped up Friday to make a few cracks about the brashest, most famously follicled candidate for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination.

Donna DiNicola owns an Italian restaurant in Oregon. She wanted to help her son get into Portland's hot housing market. In addition to the home bid, they offered free pizza once a month for life.

In Moscow, the armored personnel carrier can be rented to take couples to the registrar's office --or just out to dinner.

Beauty queens and baseball videos, as well as hard news on Ebola and the Michael Brown case in Ferguson were the stories of biggest interest to NPR.org visitors. There were also cats, of course.

A St. Louis publisher says it has already sold out of the first two print runs of the kids book Cruz to the Future, starring the Republican senator going hunting, giving speeches and more.