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Sound expert Julian Treasure says we are losing our listening in a louder world. He shares ways to re-tune our ears for conscious listening — to other people and the world around us.

Next week's Super Bowl is expected to bring $600 million to the New York/New Jersey region, says the NFL. But how much of that will stay in New Jersey, the host city, isn't clear.

One of the autograph seekers targeted John Elway, the former star quarterback who's now a Broncos executive. The team's press director said Elway had to keep moving — had to meet the mayor of Jersey City. That's when the autograph seeker smiled and said, "I'm the mayor of Jersey City."

Top stories include a look at Egypt's fragile democracy and what changes military generals might make to alter it; and a day after Jerry Sandusky's wife testifies in his sex abuse trial, he may choose today to testify in his own defense.

New Hampshire has sued several popular online travel sites, claiming the companies aren’t paying their full share of the state’s 9 percent room and meals…

It seems bears enjoy a good view just like any other visitor to the White Mountains in New Hampshire.A photo snapped June 29 by an employee at the Omni…

A man-made cave 50 feet underground in New Mexico is available to rent for those that don't want to be stressed out by news during the upcoming presidential election.

Like most independent musicians, singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey relies on the Internet to share and sell his music. But ultimately, he makes a living the old-fashioned way: performing in bars and coffeehouses from Anchorage to Dublin, and building a career one fan at a time. Reporter Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers recently hitched a ride with Mulvey on tour.

The Smith family was uprooted from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. The five family members share how their lives have changed since their move to Texas.

With the 2004 presidential election centering on "battleground states" such as Florida and Ohio, Nebraska gets little attention. The Cornhusker State, with five electoral votes, has voted Republican in every presidential race since 1968. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen.