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Everyone in Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch... except for one man. Ben Becker is the dude in the Bigfoot suit, striking terror and amazement in the hearts of tourists and locals alike.

We hold this truth to be self-evident: America loves pie. But each region also reserves the right to bake the treat in its own style. In United States of Pie, writer Adrienne Kane explores local takes on the ultimate American confection.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Brian Raftery, author of the book, Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.

Health officials in Houston, Texas, have discovered mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in seven areas of the city. NPR's Wade Goodwyn travels with one of the health department's "mosquito men" as he makes his way through Houston's extensive sewer system, trapping mosquitoes and sending them back to the lab for testing. (6:15) CORRECTION, aired on All Things Considered Sept. 6, 2001: Wade Goodwyn's report about a mosquito surveillance officer in Houston brought out the science police in the audience. Dr. Victor Sloan of Scotch Plains, N.J., writes this: "In Wade Goodwyn's excellent story on Houston's mosquito hunters, he said 'when the dry ice melts.' Melting is the act of a solid becoming liquid. Dry ice does not melt, it sublimes. That is, it goes directly from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming liquid. When I was about 10, my father tried to explain this to me. It took me years to believe him."

Williams beat Russia's Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-4 for her first win at the French Open in more than a decade.

The tennis superstar beat Russia's Maria Sharapova in the final 6-3, 7-6 (5). She is now third in a list of Grand Slam singles champs.

Some ferry routes will make fewer runs during the upcoming Christmas holiday. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division said the…

Five years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, controversy erupted over a plaque meant to honor law enforcement who protected lawmakers during the attack. House speakers Kevin McCarthy and Mike Johnson have refused to display the plaque, saying it only lists agencies instead of naming every officer as Congress intended.

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

The outage will begin at 10 p.m. and officials say the water should be back on by 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday.