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When Julia Alvarez told a lonely Haitian boy that she would attend his wedding someday, she didn't expect that she would be held to her word. Her new memoir tells the story of her journey to a remote village in Haiti to make good on her promise.

The record-breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest has agriculture workers in a bind. This is peak harvest season in the region. But it's too hot to be out in fields and groves given the heat.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting flamed for saying that sexually active women should be on birth control if they drink alcohol or should stop drinking before getting pregnant.

The award is granted once every four years to a pianist with exceptional qualities, chosen by a secretive committee. This time, a young Polish musician who specializes in Chopin has earned the generous $300,000 prize.

Rod grew up in the Hoosier State, Indiana, and went to college at Indiana University completing a BS in Biology and attended grad school at Ball State University where he received a masters degree in Landscape Architecture. He joined the Peace Corps for 3 years in Ecuador, implementing Urban Forest Projects in Quito, and spent the next 7 years living overseas in Turkmenistan and Honduras. Rod then moved to Miami where he worked for 5 years as Director of Operations at Barry University, a small Catholic University. In 2007 Rod and his then husband ( started our own commercial furniture dealership, Creative Office Solutions & more,

Swift made headlines when her Tumblr post seemed to force Apple to pay musicians for music streamed during a three-month free trial period. But other music industry players get credit as well.

The agency also unveiled new forecast graphics that are more detailed and highlight threats posed by potentially deadly storm surges.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, about how STD rates are soaring in the U.S. — especially syphilis, which is up 26%.

The Navy identified Matthew Chialastri, an aviation boatswain's mate airman from Louisiana; Lt. Steven Combs and Bryan Grosso, an aviation ordnanceman airman apprentice, both from Florida.

Panera's response was "half-baked," security analyst Brian Krebs said. Another researcher says he alerted the company to a "massive" flaw issue last August.