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The NFL playoffs get underway this weekend. For the first time in a long time, there is no heavyweight favorite expected to win it all. The wide open field is sure to provide plenty of excitement.

China's "Tianhe-2" (Milky Way 2) supercomputer took first place in one recent speed test, clocking in at 30 quadrillion calculations per second--about twice as fast as the best American machines. The U.S. still has more supercomputers than any other nation, but some experts say computer speed is a measure of a country's scientific innovation, and worry the U.S. is lagging behind.

When Stanford professor Andrew Ng put one of his classes online, more than 100,000 students signed up. Now he's co-founded a company, Coursera, with the potential to give millions of students free access to classes from Stanford, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and other schools.

The Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival continues Friday and Saturday (7/5-7/6) at 2229 Bluegrass Rd. in Conway. The First Friday Art Walk is Friday night ...

When we go to the movies, we want our heroes big and our villains bigger. But Hollywood actors are only slightly taller, on average, than their fans. NPR critic Bob Mondello takes a look at actors' heights: who's commandingly short, or diminutively tall.

With Kamila Valieva seizing the top spot, 25 skaters advance to the next segment. Normally, only the top 24 move on from the short program. But these Games aren't normal.

Nashville singer Shawn Camp has had numerous Top 10 hits, but they've all been sung by other country stars, including Garth Brooks, Josh Turner and George Strait. Sixteen years ago, Camp had his own shot at country music stardom, but his second album was shelved -- until now.

Looking back at the year's top stories — in January, a chemical spill disrupted life in West Virginia. Melissa Block speaks with Ken Ward, Jr. of the Charleston Gazette.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, about Stephen Miran's nomination to the Fed and the central bank's independence.

Researchers and bug enthusiasts are cooking up cicadas as sweet snacks or pizza toppings this summer. Some hope cicadas will help entomophagy – the practice of eating insects – catch on.