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This year's match-up between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams is expected to be the most bet on Super Bowl ever.

Researchers say that on an average basis, it's possible to match dogs with their owners, based on criteria of owner selections and purebred characteristics. Researchers tested 45 dogs and owners for University of California at San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld's study, Do Dogs Resemble Their Owners?. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Christenfeld.

For 20 years, something called the "broken windows" theory has guided some social policy and many city police departments. The theory holds that disorder in urban neighborhoods leads people to be disorderly. New research shows that people's perceptions of disorder don't always match the actual disorder in their neighborhoods.

Swiss star Roger Federer knocks off American Andy Roddick in straight sets to win his third straight Wimbledon men's singles championship. He's approaching the legendary Bjorn Borg's record of 41 straight match wins on grass courts. Roddick was runner-up for the second year in a row.

Neil Clark Warren is the founder of the online dating service eHarmony. The company performs extensive personality profiling and then introduces couples with matching values and interests. Warren is an Evangelical Christian with strong ties to the conservative Christian community.

NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Donna Brazile, the first African American to run a presidential campaign, about her new book Cooking With Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics. She talks about her experiences heading Al Gore's 2000 campaign and her thoughts on November's upcoming match between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.

Little Rock police say a 6-year-old child has died and his aunt faces a manslaughter charge in his apparent accidental shooting.Police spokesman Lt. Steve…

Tetsu Nakamura, a native of Fukuoka, spent years working to improve living conditions in rural areas of Afghanistan. He was gunned down Wednesday along with five associates.

Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.

Officials say the gunman is Bradley William Stone, 35, who also left one person seriously wounded. Victims were shot in three different Montgomery County towns, officials say.