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Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.'s rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, citing worsening governance as a key factor — just months after the country averted a debt default.

Charles Soule and Ryan Browne's neon-drenched comic is giddily over-the-top, featuring a buffed-up wizard named Wizord, his talking koala sidekick and many, many glowing blasts of mystical fire.

Try Nancy Baggett's recipe for a round, peasant-style bread that is simply popped into a sturdy, lidded pot and baked.

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, briefs both the Senate Armed Services and the Senate Foreign Relations committees Tuesday on the military situation in Iraq. Lawmakers will also be updated on political developments by the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, Ryan Crocker.

Pumpkin is an autumn staple suited for far more than its traditional Halloween and Thanksgiving roles. In soup, stew or cake, or just roasted in long slices, pumpkin is appropriate for any chilly evening, whatever you happen to be celebrating.

Citigroup has reached a deal with top Democrats in the Senate on legislation to prevent home foreclosures. The lawmakers want to empower bankruptcy judges to force lenders to lower homeowners' payments.

Nearly 1 in 4 tell pollsters they're having a hard time paying for needed prescription medicine; 1 in 3 say they struggled to pay bills from hospitals or doctors last year.

The 44-year-old Corvallis lawmaker is the first Democrat to declare he's running for the office in the wake of incumbent Ellen Rosenblum's announcement she will not run for a fourth term.

The authors of the upcoming book 100 Cult Films have put together their list of top cult films, but we think 100 movies aren't enough. Is your cult film favorite missing? Make your pitch for the 101st film in our comment section below, and we may read your pick on air!

NPR speaks with the author of the children's book I Want to Be Spaghetti!, Kiera Wright-Ruiz about the melting pot of noodles.