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Friday honors the arrival of Mormon settlers at Salt Lake Valley in 1847 while non-Mormons celebrate Pie and Beer Day. Thirty-seven other states also celebrate these unique holidays.

Commentator T.R. Reid discusses his Election Day ritual -- the reading of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "The Poor Voter on Election Day."

Day, a Illinois State University graduate student, was reported missing on Aug. 24. LaSalle County authorities say the manner in which he went into the Illinois River is currently unknown.

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers looks at which presidential candidate is leading the sprint for electoral votes in the two weeks left before Election Day.

It's Mother's Day weekend. Prepare to make the day special with NPR's handy guide — filled with reads, listens and gift ideas that celebrate the highs and lows of parenthood.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks to Roland Emmerich, director of the summer blockbuster The Day After Today Tomorrow, which looks at what would happen if global warming caused a cataclysmic climatic event.

Tech guru Omar Wasow shares some last minute high-tech Father's Day gift ideas.

Amazon Prime Day is underway this week, and it's actually four days long. This year, it offers a gut check on the state of selling — and shopping — as President Trump's tariffs loom.

A lot of sports fans will be glued to their televisions this New Year's Day. There are a number of big college football bowl games on Wednesday, including the 100th Rose Bowl.

Cape Town, South Africa, averted the "Day Zero" water crisis that made headlines earlier this year, but is the close call enough to change the city's water consumption habits?