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Police responded to a report of gunshots in a Connecticut home. A man there said he was a paranormal investigator. He said he was shooting at an intruder who was a possible ghost.

Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings are in effect as storms continue to move through the region this afternoon.A flash flood warning in effect…

For Kentucky workers who have health insurance through their employers, the number enrolled in high-deductible plans has risen sharply over the last eight…

In a conversation with NPR's Scott Simon, NPR's Tamara Keith reports on Hillary Clinton's first big presidential campaign speech today, at New York's Roosevelt Island.

The state's top budget official is reporting an 8.3 percent increase in General Fund revenue in May, largely thanks to improved collections from the sales…

The Illinois Department of Revenue's new administrative fee is outpacing budget expectations and has generated almost $50 million during its first eight…

Fresh Air producer John Sheehan discusses The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified, a new comic podcast for kids featuring an intrepid radio reporter who foils plots and outwits crafty villains.

President-Elect George W. Bush selected Donald Rumsfeld as his Secretary of Defense. Rumsfeld had been expected to be named CIA director. He was Ambassador to NATO and Secretary of Defense in the Ford administration. With the reputation of advocating a strong Armed Forces, he is expected to influence the rest of Bush's national security staff. NPR's Neil Conan reports.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports the 2000 census is in. The US population grew by 13.2 percent in the past ten years. Most of the growth was in the west and the south which means more congressional seats there, and two seats each in New York and Pennsylvania will be cut. This could mean the Democratic Party that fought so hard to regain seats during the recent election could lose them again.

NPR's Lynn Neary reports: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution heard from supporters and opponents of the latest version of a proposed constitutional amendment. Although the measure does NOT contain specific language about school prayer, many on both sides of the issue believe it would allow some kind of prayer in the public schools, as well as religious expression in other publically-funded organizations. GOP sponsors want the U-S Constitution amended to address what they see as anti-religious bias.