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Economist Nuria Chinchilla is trying to change Spain's sleep schedule. She tells NPR's Scott Simon about her efforts to get the government to align the workday with the rest of the world.

Residents on the U.S. island territory of Guam are at the center of an escalating war of words between North Korea and the U.S. Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor Paul McDonald of Agana Heights, Guam.

The confrontation opened with a hit batter and an inside pitch, but before long, both benches had cleared amid a flurry of fists. Then, they cleared again. And again. Luckily, no one appears injured.

Donald Malarkey fought through Europe during World War II as a member of the famed U.S. Army Easy Company. He spent 172 days on the front lines, more than any other member of E-Company.

What's "a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms" that can stretch along a straight path for hundreds of miles? It's a derecho. One just pummeled states in the East.

The superPAC supporting President Obama attracted three $1 million donors last month. The pro-Romney superPAC also saw some new names popping up on its donor list — and it got a million-dollar donation in three chunks from a return address in Dayton, Ohio.

For a week, 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes held a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker. Authorities killed the gunman.

In an experiment, pigeons were able to learn abstract math concepts — a trait only previously seen in primates. The discovery, said scientists, "give the lie to the old 'bird brain' insult."

When most drivers get a ticket from a speed-zone camera, there's simply pay the fine. After all, the ticket often includes photographic proof that their car was over the limit. But a Maryland driver is fighting a $40 fine, citing speed-cam photos that show his car, sitting motionless.

The vote was 241-80; the measure now goes to the Senate, which is expected to take it up next week. Tuesday's vote came after outrage earlier this month over a delayed vote on aid for those affected by last fall's superstorm.