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Octopuses are cool. They can regrow lost arms, change the color of their skin, and are surprisingly smart. Scientists who sequenced the first octopus genome say it's nearly as big as a person's.

Poems by the Russian writer Anna Akhmatova form the basis of singer Iris DeMent's new album. Critic Ken Tucker says Akhmatova and DeMent share an urge to articulate "sorrow, sacrifice and gratitude."

We sit down with Jim McGuinn, host of the show "Teenage Kicks."

Some Republican candidates for president claim they have defunded Planned Parenthood in their states already. But the truth, others say, depends on how you define "defund."

A cancer was discovered during a recent liver surgery. Carter says he will undergo treatment at Emory Healthcare in Georgia.

The Iraqi Interior Ministry says more than two dozen people were killed Thursday. The attack was claimed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS.

The best rivers don't offer just one great swimming hole. They boast a whole chain of deep pools, high jumping rocks and great perches for lying in the sun with a book. North Country Public Radio sends a postcard from the Boquet River in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is anguished by recurrent allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers. The head of the Central African Republic U.N. mission was ousted Wednesday.

Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, has said that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian faith. A federal judge says she must begin issuing licenses.

The ATP slapped 20-year-old pro tennis player Nick Kyrgios with a $10,000 fine for making a remark about opponent Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend during a match.