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Seven-in-10 U.S. adults say they support some restrictions on abortions, and Americans are split on 15-week bans and whether abortion-inducing medication should be allowed to be mailed to homes.

Senate passed by unanimous consent legislation that would provide round the clock security to Supreme Court justices' families after protests outside some members of the court's homes.

The Mountain Goats' early albums were recorded on a boombox and released on cassette tapes. While their production values have changed, their evocative, pocket-narrative lyrics are the same. Members of the band join Linda Wertheimer for an interview and performance.

High school junior Lauryn Silverman of Youth Radio shares her struggle to recover from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, an illness that affects one out of every 100 high school and college-age females in the United States.

Grocery shelves are sagging with every kind of beer imaginable, in taste and appearance. With the help of beer expert Michael Jackson, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel take stock — and taste — of some of the world's finest (and most expensive) beers.

Journalist Mirta Ojito arrived in the United States from Cuba as a teenager in 1980, part of an influx of Cuban refugees from the Mariel boatlift. Her new book, Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus, explores that time.

Deep Throat is possibly the most influential anonymous source of all time. News of his identity comes at a time when the use of anonymous sources is being debated.

James Doohan, who immortalized the character of chief engineer Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, died Wednesday at the age of 85. During World War II, the actor, born in Vancouver, served as a captain in the Canadian Forces and led men into battle on D-Day. He passed away at his home in Washington State.

Pere David's Deer was near extinction before a French missionary helped rescue it at the turn of the 19th century. The animal's story may reflect new environmental awareness in China, despite social and economic pressures still threatening the country's wildlife.

Jon Scieszka, a children's author and former teacher, wants boys to read more. His new book Guys Write for Guys Read is a collection of stories, comics and advice on boyhood by best-selling authors and illustrators.