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Many players were left hanging when the FBI shutdown three online poker sites last year. Now, a deal means they'll get their money back.

The various music styles of Eastern Europe's Roma people, formerly known as gypsies, have become favorites with audiences around the world. Milo Miles says no group does a better job of blending tradition with innovation than the ensemble led by Boban Markovic and his son Marko.

Becoming an athlete takes sweat and sacrifice, sometimes by the whole family. As the world watches Olympians go for the gold in London, host Michel Martin is joined by three dedicated sports moms to talk about how parents can encourage their children in athletics. Martin speaks with Janet Hill, mom of NBA player Grant Hill, Janis Meredith, mom of three athletes and Binte Adebiyi, mom of a professional swimmer and Olympic hopeful in the Skeleton race.

Tom Young has logged nearly 4,000 hours for the Air National Guard in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, and elsewhere. His new novel is The Renegades .

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said public discussions about controversial bird flu experiments are needed before a moratorium on them can be lifted.

NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments on several past programs, including the difficulties of living with the stigma of HIV and AIDS, and the lessons communities learn after traumatic events transpire

Many analysts suspect that President Bashar al-Assad is losing his grip on power in Syria, and that his fall is now inevitable. But that leaves many difficult questions about what happens the day after. NPR commentator Ted Koppel talks about the tipping point in Syria and what comes next.

A natural gas drilling company is taking a new tack in the industry's fight against local drilling bans around New York: It's threatening to sue the state…

A funeral service was held in Westfield Massachusetts Tuesday for a veteran police officer who was killed last week in an accident at a construction site.…

Legislation to expand the bottle bill in Massachusetts won’t make it this year to Governor Patrick’s desk. WAMC”s Paul Tuthill reports. A conference…