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Historically Black Colleges and Universities — known as HBCUs — are enjoying a resurgence of attention for their football programs. It's led to increased TV contracts and landing some star players.

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single off its seminal album Nevermind, heralded the dominance of grunge over the music of the time.

The high-priced star's first year of U.S. Major League Soccer did not work out well for him or his team. Now, he's returning on loan in the middle of the season during the debut of a tell-all book that casts Beckham in an unfavorable light.

Biographer Frances Wilson discusses the intense connection between William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy — and the "vortex of poetry" in which they lived.

President Obama is headed to Iowa on Tuesday where he will likely talk about wind energy. The president says he'll continue tax credits for wind energy and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he won't.

Audie Cornish talks with Mark Schleifstein of the Times-Picayune, about New Orleans' preparedness for today versus seven years ago, when it was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina. The city is bracing for the possibility that tropical storm Isaac may turn into a hurricane.

Prosecutors in New York are broadening their investigation into an SAT cheating ring at Great Neck North High School. They allege Sam Eshaghoff was paid thousands of dollars to impersonate and take the test for at least six high schoolers. Educational Testing Services, the company that makes the SAT, says this is a rare and isolated incident. But investigators and lawyers say this is the tip of the iceberg, more arrests are coming, and hard questions are being asked of ETS.

The 12-mile bridge has served as a key auto and rail supply line from Russia into Crimea. A Ukrainian official said the incident was just "the beginning," but stopped short of taking credit.

While President Trump has been attacking the special counsel, Trump's White House counsel granted what is reported to be lengthy voluntary testimony.

Oklahoma City is on top in the NBA Finals. The Thunder is playing great team basketball, despite their youth and relative inexperience.