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In his new book, Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine, Richard Sloan examines the claim that prayer and religion can heal the sick. Using the scientific method, he shows that there is no compelling evidence that religion can actually cure medical ailments.

Writer David Reynolds is the author of the new biography John Brown: Abolitionist: The Man who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights. Reynold's book is considered to be a sympathetic look at the man who he says framed the issue of slavery in stark, uncompromising terms.

Composed of actress and singer Zooey Deschanel and singer-songwriter M. Ward, the duo makes sunny music rooted in light '60s pop and country tunes. In a session from World Cafe, She and Him performs bright, dreamy songs from its latest album.

Author Monica Brady-Myerov writes about her work helping students hone their listening skills in "Listen Wise: Teach Students To Be Better Listeners."

Every morning for more than a week, hundreds of balloons will lift off the ground at once in an unrivaled kaleidoscope of color.

Starting in 1994, the magazine challenged the model minority myth of Asian identity and filled a gap in many alternative Asian American representations by showing Asians as they were — cool.

Biden addresses the UFOs. Feinstein rules out re-election.

Joanne Lee Molinaro's "Korean Vegan" videos have won her a wide following on social media.

Last year, there were 13 prisoner suicides in North Carolina.

Labor Day marks the end of summer and a travel season that left many passengers stuck on the runway for hours. So if you have an airline trip in the near future, you'll want to know your rights.