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The bus-sized UARS broke up NASA knows of no debris being sighted or striking anything.

Researcher BJ Casey and her colleagues followed up with adults who as children participated in the marshmallow experiment, a test of risk and gratification. Those who couldn't resist temptation then mostly can't now, either.

As synagogues head into High Holy Days, they're finding that the economy is fundamentally affecting their finances. Some rabbis are giving away tickets for people who can't afford them, and others face deeper financial problems not seen since the Depression.

The move will complicate any peace negotiations, because the Palestinians want that area to be the capital of their future state.

A daylong session on drug shortages convened by the Food and Drug Administration documented lots of issues and no easy remedies.

A 19-year-old Emory University student is accused of charging up to $2,500 to take the exam for high school students.

In an interview with NPR, Hina Rabbani Khar says the U.S. and Pakistan are "fighting the same people," and "need each other," but at the same time "Pakistan's dignity must not be compromised." Her comments come at a time when relations between the U.S. and Pakistan are at a low point.

They face more financial demands than other age groups, like supporting a family or paying for their kids' educations, and they're too young to retire. Middle-management positions that were cut during the recession are slow to come back, making competition fierce for those jobs, economists say.

In Mexico, drug-related violence has delayed the opening of hundreds of public schools in the coastal city of Acapulco. Teachers who say they're facing threats of extortion and kidnapping are refusing to return to their classrooms.

The pawpaw is a tropical-type fruit native to North America with a long and almost forgotten history. Thomas Jefferson once prized it, and now scientists are looking at whether the pawpaw can claim some health benefits, along with cachet. NPR's Tiny Desk Kitchen goes on the hunt for this tasty treat.