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The man behind Pink Flamingos and Cry-Baby hitchhiked from Baltimore to San Francisco and chronicles the experience in a new book, Carsick. He says as a hitchhiker, "Your job is to talk. Or have sex."

Speeches at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night included the keynote address from Vice President Pence. What issues are driving voters to the polls, and is the convention swaying them?

The British government unveiled the largest planned cuts in public spending since World War II Wednesday. Britain's Treasury chief says he wants to cut more than $130 billion from the budget through 2015 in order to clear Britain's mounting debt.

From family memorials to jam sessions to every show at the Grand Ole Opry, the familiar singalong helps people feel connected to those who have died — whether legendary musicians or loved ones.

The shooting happened less than two weeks before the end of the school year. "I don't want that last day to be my last memory of my senior year," one student said.

This past week, a teenager in Texas sued MySpace.com -- the most popular online community for social networking. She filed the suit after someone she met through the Web site allegedly assaulted her sexually. Larry Schooler of member station KUT reports.

Rachel Cristy of Sacramento, Calif., plays this week's puzzle with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Tensions grow between European countries and the U.S. over helping in the Strait of Hormuz and the future of NATO.

In this week's "Hanging On" series about the American middle class, NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with business owners Manolo Betancur and Zhenia Martinez. They own Las Delicias Bakery in Charlotte, N.C.

As 2018 comes to an end, movie critic Bob Mondello takes a look at the year's best films.