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Ann Patchett got married and divorced young. When she met the man who would eventually become her second husband she said: "I'll be true, I'll be faithful, I'll see you every day ... but I don't want to get married and I don't want to live together." Her new book is This Is The Story of a Happy Marriage.

In the wake of Governor Jerry Brown's State of The State speech organizations and individuals across the state weigh in with commentary and reaction.

The Olympic sport of curling is a combination of bowling, bocce ball, billiards and chess — all on ice, and with some sweeping involved. NPR's Tamara Keith spent some time learning how to curl, and put together this cheat sheet.

Most of the sports in the Winter Olympics involve great physical strength or agility. The goals are easy to understand: to go faster, jump farther or more spectacularly. But one Olympic sport -- curling -- is as much about strategy and physics as physicality.

Federal officials confirm U. S. Attorney Duffy has recused herself from case

Opponents of the San Diego City Council's increase of fees on commercial construction in San Diego turned in more than 53,000 signatures Wednesday to the county Registrar of Voters in a bid to get the action overturned.

Hearing an audible from Peyton Manning during a game enhances the experience for the television audience, something networks are focusing on now more than ever.

Bobby Foster Jr. can often be found reading the paper on a wooden bench outside Murry's grocery store on the corner of Sixth and H streets NE in Washington, D.C.

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That President Obama could openly speculate about marijuana being less dangerous than alcohol -- and embrace the state-level legalization of the drug -- is a measure of just how far the nation has moved since the 1980s.