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The Week In Sports: Underdog Teams Are On Top In Baseball

NPR's Scott Simon talks baseball with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. This season's hot baseball teams are usually underdogs — the Cubs, Blue Jays and Mets.

KALW Seeks Two Part-Time Announcers

POSITIONS AVAILABLE91.7 KALW-FM, San Francisco seeks candidates for two part-time announcer-operator positions:A multidimensional radio talent to host and…

Ed Rosenthal, nicknamed the "Ganja Guru," judges marijuana plants on Aug. 13 at a competition designed to select nine specimens for display at the Oregon State Fair.

Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

This year, Oregon's Legislature designated marijuana, which is legal there for recreational use, as a farm crop. It debuted among funnel cakes, livestock and zucchini this summer at the state fair.

Also: A military sentencing hearing resumes today for deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl; Senators will discuss the U.S. authorization of military force; and the Houston Astros win World Series Game 5.

Ri Tong Il (left), former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to reporters on Tuesday outside the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Koreans Arrive In Malaysia Seeking To Claim Kim Jong Nam's Body

The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has become the subject of a diplomatic turf war between North Korea and Malaysia, where he was poisoned with a powerful nerve agent.

Neiman Marcus Sells Designer's 'Future Destroyed-High-Top Sneaker'

Don't have time to break your sneakers in? The shoes being sold on Neiman Marcus' website look nearly pulled inside out — as if they got caught in a lawn mower. The cost for a pair is $1,425.

10/6: Preparing kids for surgery—without drugs

How hospitals are helping kids relax before surgeries without medicine. An interview with Quiet Lightning's Evan Karp.The story behind this week’s…

A man holds up the latest copy of Turkey's opposition <em>Cumhuriyet</em> newspaper outside its headquarters after Turkish police reportedly detained the chief editor and at least eight of its senior staff on Monday.

Turkey Detains Journalists From The Country's Top Opposition Newspaper

It's the latest move in a sweeping government crackdown that began following a failed coup attempt in July. The government also reportedly closed 15 media outlets over the weekend.

Also: George H.W. Bush acknowledges groping women; enhanced screening procedures start today for all U.S.-bound flights; and the National Archives will release classified Kennedy assassination files.

This week in science: T. rex footprints, solar 'superflares,' and benefits of reading

Paleontologists have discovered the tracks of a giant — the fossilized footprints of T. rex. Plus, solar "superflares" and the brain benefits of reading in this week's Short Wave science news roundup.

Also: A former Playboy model alleges an affair with Donald Trump; a Maryland girl struck in a high school shooting is taken off life support; and the city of Atlanta's government computers are hacked.

A burned-out property sits next to a home that's still standing near Paradise six months after the Camp Fire. The fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

More Than 1,000 Families Still Searching For Homes 6 Months After The Camp Fire

Six months ago, California's deadliest wildfire almost completely destroyed the town of Paradise. Survivors are still struggling to find places to live in a region with a chronic housing shortage.

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