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Marta Karolyi, the national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics, looks at the scoreboard along with (from right) Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas during the women's qualification on Sunday. Karolyi, 73, is widely credited with helping make the U.S. women the best in the world. She is stepping down after the Rio Games.

Pushing U.S. Gymnasts To The Summit, Marta Karolyi Leaves On Top

Marta Karolyi and her husband, Bela, have helped develop the top women gymnasts in the world since the '70s, first in Romania and now the U.S. At 73, she's now ready to join her husband in retirement.

Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson enters the ring in Fairfax, Va., at one of the final performances of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

From The Big Top Into The Big World: A Ringling Ringmaster's Final Bow

Johnathan Lee Iverson, the first African-American ringmaster of "The Greatest Show on Earth," helms the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for its last performance this Sunday.

Inside a date market in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers

Saudi Arabia is known for its oil, but it is also one of the world's great producers of dates, which are now in season.

WNBA's All-Time Top Scorer Tina Thompson Retires

The WNBA's biggest star, Tina Thompson of the Seattle Storm, has just retired. She played in each of the league's 17 seasons. She won four championships and two Olympic gold medals. Steve Inskeep talks to Thompson, who never dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player.

At the heart of <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/10/18/141417506/to-hell-and-back-with-a-marine-and-his-wife">Hell and Back Again</a> is 26-year-old Sgt. Nathan Harris (left). The documentary film — which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival — shows a wounded Harris' struggles with combat stress and addictive opiates after his return to the U.S.

Flicks, Picked (Redux): Edelstein's 2011 Top 10 Films

From a white-knuckle Wall Street chronicle to a modernized Shakespearean war story, the films on David Edelstein's best-of-the-year list tell solid stories new and old.

Newscast: Tue 6/29/10

By Dan BrossFairbanks, AK – KUAC Morning Newscast for Tuesday June 29th, 2010

Newscast: Fri 6/19/09

By Greta Johnsen and Dan BrossFairbanks, AK – Stories for Friday, June 19th, 2009.

Two top ten teams are out after hard day on the trail

Eagle, AK - It was a day of attrition on the Yukon Quest trail Saturday as mushers left the eagle checkpoint and headed for Circle. Two experienced teams…

Eric Lander, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and presidential science adviser, speaks prior to his confirmation on Jan. 16, 2021.

Top White House science adviser announces resignation after reports of bullying

Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates.

Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

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