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VIDEO: Cop, Clown Have Street Corner Tussle

No joke: A guy dressed in a clown suit kept running in and out of traffic in Milwaukee. He resisted a police officer's attempt to make him stop. That's when a fistfight/wrestling match began. And it was all recorded by a guy with a camera phone. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Are Stocks Threatened By 'Generation Sell'?

Fewer than 20 percent of Americans now say they're interested in buying stocks. That's according to a survey conducted by the site Bankrate.com. Guest host Celeste Headlee talks to Roben Farzad, contributor for Bloomberg BusinessWeek about what this could mean for the market's future.

Rockets, Cigarettes And A Lion: Just A Few Of The Things Smuggled Into Gaza

The Gaza Strip has an elaborate system of smuggling tunnels linked to Egypt. We originally published this story on the tunnels in 2012 and are republishing it now in light of the latest fighting.

Students demand the reopening of the Farooqi Girls High School in Lahore, Pakistan, in early November. A mob attacked the school in October, accusing a teacher of insulting the Prophet Muhammad. It takes just one accusation to lead to an arrest under Pakistan's stringent blasphemy laws.

Blasphemy Charges On The Rise In Pakistan

A single accuser's word is often enough to lead to an arrest and spark mob violence. Human rights advocates say the charges are frequently made against religious minorities, and are often used to settle personal scores.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the "Rocknest" site to give researchers a better opportunity to examine the particle-size distribution of the material forming the ripple. The rover's right Navigation camera took this image of the scuff mark on the mission's 57th Martian day.

So What Did The Mars Rover Find On Mars? You Tell Us

One scientist said it has found something "earthshaking" but wouldn't say what. We're asking you guess.

Administration Lays Down Rules For Future Health Insurance

Now that the Supreme Court has found the Affordable Care Act constitutional and the president's re-election made clear that big chunks of the law will take effect in 2014, the administration is finally releasing rules of the road that states and insurance companies have been clamoring for.

Anti-Smurfing Campaign Kicks Off in Kentucky

A campaign against the practice known as "smurfing" was launched Monday in Lexington. Smurfing is the practice of buying drugs over the counter and…

WKMS Presents Splendid Music and Storytelling for the Holidays

Each year Murray State’s NPR station, 91.3 WKMS-FM, broadcasts its annual series of special music and storytelling programs for the holiday season.…

Ken Chaya created a map that charts every single tree in New York's Central Park. He stands next to one of the thousands of trees uprooted by Sandy.

Thousands Of Trees Gone, Ripped Out By Sandy

Nearly 10,000 trees in New York City — many healthy and hefty — were lost to the winds of Superstorm Sandy. Natural scenery aside, they affect the environmental quality of the city.

Photos of victims are seen during a candlelight vigil in Union Square for victims of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting on August.

Reports: Sikh Temple Shooter Acted Alone, Had No Drugs In System

Because Wade Michael Page killed himself, we may never know his motive for opening fire on a temple. In the end, six people were killed. The FBI says there is no evidence his affiliation with white supremacist groups led to the shootings.

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