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Classical musicians in San Francisco have an outlet for their wilder sides: they can perform with the Punk Rock Orchestra. On Sunday they'll be performing at the Loud Music Symposium at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre. Fawnee Evnochides reports.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on allegations that Olympic organizers in Utah provided $400,000 in scholarships and living expenses to relatives of International Olympic Committee members.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Salt Lake City, where local Olympic organizers are defending themselves against accusations of improper behavior. The International Olympic Committee will investigate.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on allegations of bribery involving members of the International Olympic Committee and local organizers for the 2002 games in Salt Lake City.

The official report says the Blue Jays were "surprisingly winning" at the time of the incident. The fan's transgression "can only be described as an attempt to inject some kind of spark" into the Blue Jays, and relieve fans from their "season long agony."

By Jacque DayFrankfort, KY – The Kentucky Department of Education has released the Adequate Yearly Progress report for 2009. The report details which…

Syria's Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan has committed suicide, Damascus reports. Formerly Syria's intelligence chief in neighboring Lebanon, Kanaan was among Syrian officials questioned by a U.N. envoy investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.

Bombs rock three hotels in the downtown area of Jordan's capital, Amman. More than 50 deaths have been reported and more than 100 have been wounded after the near-simultaneous blasts at the Grand Hyatt, the Radisson SAS Hotel and the Days Inn.

A Senate committee calls for dissolving the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the target of harsh criticism after Hurricane Katrina struck last year. The Senate Homeland Security panel's report on the federal response to the hurricane says FEMA's functions should be repackaged.

The New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from jail Thursday after striking a deal to testify before a grand jury investigating the leak of the identity of a CIA agent.