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Parents, kids, aunts and a cousin gather on Black Friday to make a big batch to mail around the country. It's shared far and wide at Christmastime and was featured on a bike ride across Iowa.

As the jolt of adrenaline lit by the clash between the two biggest rappers of a generation fades, it's worth holding onto the possibility — however slim — that something new can grow from the chaos.

If the latest polls hold, Richard Lugar, R-Ind., may be headed out of the U.S. Senate after Tuesday's primary in Indiana. But don't worry too much about the 80-year-old Lugar. There are plenty of post-politics options for a former lawmaker. Even for an octogenarian.

The Huskies are the only unbeaten team in the tournament and are aiming for their 12th national championship. The other No. 1 seeds are Notre Dame, Louisville and Mississippi State.

The policy, meant to discourage the smuggling of contraband into prisons, was to have gone into effect next month.

After the '60s, the Lincoln automobile brand started on a long, slow decline that mirrored the slide of the American auto industry. Now, Ford is trying to turn it back into a top luxury brand.

In an interview with NPR, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the nation's top military officer, said he never questioned that Obama "trusted me." In his controversial book, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Obama felt the military was trying to box him into decisions.

The charges have been expected since an internal report blasted Spanier and other top university leaders for their handling of of sex abuse accusations against Jerry Sandusky.

After building an optical network, scientists reported a top speed of 186 Gbps. They hope a network that fast will help move vast data to and from the Large Hadron Collider.

The idea of "green" roofs -- covering the tops of buildings with plants, trees and grasses -- is as ancient as Mesopotamia. Touted as a solution to pollution and other environmental problems, they're increasingly showing up around the country. NPR's Ketzel Levine reports.