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On the last full day of competition in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the athletes are competing in 32 medal events. The news includes a record for the U.S. women's 4x400m relay team, and a silver medal for the U.S. men's 4x100m relay.

In last week's interview with actor Christopher Plummer, host Scott Simon jokingly asked if he still sings "Edelweiss" once in a while. Several listeners wrote to point out that Plummer's singing was over-dubbed by Bill Lee. In an outtake from the interview edited for time, Plummer explains why the moviemakers decided to insert the voice of another singer.

The court upheld a rape conviction over objections that the defendant was denied the right to subject the DNA evidence that helped convict him to cross-examination. The ruling was 5-4, but the five justices could not agree on a single legal rationale.

Commentator Diana Nyad recently spent two weeks at Wimbledon. She has these thoughts on what sets that tournament above other tennis grand slams: French Open, Australian Open and U.S. Open.

African-American women's advantage in avoiding breast cancer has evaporated, with their rates rising to match white women's. Higher obesity rates, a risk factor for breast cancer, may be one reason.

As a result of President Trump's controversial remarks on Charlottesville violence, four rabbinical coalitions will not hold the annual presidential conference call before next month's High Holidays.

The 16th century epidemic, likely set off or exacerbated by European invaders, was one of the most deadly in human history. New evidence traces it to a type of salmonella that causes a deadly fever.

With tensions rising over North Korea's nuclear program, you might expect a kind of panic in South Korea. But there's an altogether different scene happening in Seoul ahead of the election.

Amazon, Lowe's and Starbucks were among several corporate giants to announce cash and other donations to the American Red Cross and other relief agencies working in Texas to help storm victims.

The 52-foot cowboy has been an icon of the State Fair of Texas since 1952. Today, he met his match — a blaze that left nothing but his hands and skeleton.