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The fire occurred at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles east of Indianapolis, that lately had been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale.

"I am coming to you. You will explode in a few minutes." Some are saying that threat, received by U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, may not have come from Iranian ships. David Brown, managing editor at Navy Times, reports that some blame the so-called "Filipino Monkey," a heckler or group of hecklers responsible for renegade radio chatter in the Persian Gulf for the last 25 years.

The new jackpot for the next drawing is the third-largest in the history of the game, coming behind the world record $2.04 billion jackpot won last year and the $1.586 billion jackpot won in 2016.

The pitch to skip a mortgage or home loan payment is centered on the lender simply extending the loan by a month and paying it on the back end. But the offer has a catch. The lender makes money on the later payment because the borrower pays a little more interest.

A staple of the American road trip could be slowly disappearing. Owners of some roadside attractions are deciding that interest is waning in such treasures as the world's largest ball of string, Stinker the monkey or the Elvis Is Alive Museum.

Perspectives author David Gunkel takes one small step onto the standup stage — and one giant leap out of his comfort zone.

From Stagecoach to The Graduate, movies have helped to shape our world. Nick Clooney, former host of cable's American Movie Classics, joins NPR's Bob Edwards to talk about his new book, The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen. NPR Online has the list of the 20 movies featured in Clooney's book.

The small city of Greensburg, Ind., wants to grow, and is offering incentives for people to move in: cash, a YMCA membership — and grandparents on demand.

Chubb Ltd.'s Century Indemnity Company said it would contribute to the fund to settle more than 82,000 claims as part of a bankruptcy reorganization ordered in August.

In-person legislative sessions to resume; Pritzker to deliver budget, State of the State on Wednesday