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Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says we can achieve one of the most elusive needs — self-actualization — by finding a state of "flow" in our work or our hobbies.

The new collection of nearly 100 poems does what its title says — a CD included with the book features many of the 73 authors reading their work.

Two other people were wounded in the shooting, and a suspect has been taken into custody, police in Bolingbrook, Ill., said.

Black Friday is traditionally America's No. 1 shopping day for enthusiastic and aggressive bargain-hunters. Commentator Pam Varkony visits a mall near her home in Allentown, Pa., to assess the shopping crowd and talk to some of the smaller retailers about how busy they are.

Forty years ago, Congress decided that existing anti-discrimination laws were not enough to overcome racism in the voting process. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law helped to tumble the segregationist status quo that kept black voters from the polls.

Hear some of the action from the nail-biting final rounds of the 78th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. This year, 273 kids came to Washington in the hopes of winning the competition.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s young, mostly left-wing students and radicals found a voice on FM community radio across the country. Ken Sleeman was the general manager of one such station, WGTB-FM in Washington DC. He shares some of his recordings from that time.

Utility company American Electric Power has agreed to settle a lawsuit over charges that emissions from its coal-fired power plants polluted the air over several states. The settlement is viewed as a significant victory for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Actor Bryan Cranston recently won the Emmy for outstanding actor in a drama series for his performance in the AMC's Breaking Bad. Cranston plays a high-school chemistry teacher who begins producing crystal meth after being diagnosed with cancer.

U.S. exports aren't limited to stuff. We also sell billions of dollars worth of ideas to people around the world.