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Demetri Martin is one of a new breed of comics who get laughs with acerbic, relaxed observational humor. He discusses his job as a writer -- for Conan O'Brien, the movies and his stand-up career.

An agreement was signed recently to return centuries-old bells to Moscow from where they were rescued during Stalin's purges against religious groups.

Not long ago, Manon Martin was an accountant in Seattle, balancing books and analyzing financial data. But those days are over for Martin, who decided to exchange that career for a new one -- in belly dancing.

Bread and pasta sales are down, and many in the industry blame popular low-carb diets like Zone, Atkins and South Beach. While some retailers respond by producing low-carb versions of their products, others prepare a PR campaign that emphasizes the importance of carbohydrates as a source of energy. NPR's Greg Allen reports. Read the USDA dietary guidelines and hear more stories on the effectiveness of low-carb diets.

Singer Madeleine Peyroux moved to France at age 15, honing her vocal talents on the streets of Paris before making her recording debut at age 22. Eight years later she's back with a new CD, Careless Love. She speaks with NPR's Sheilah Kast.

Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They're all colleagues again.

Redrawn congressional maps pit two Democratic incumbents against each other in the Atlanta suburbs.

Some workers are sick — some even died — after cutting stone countertops for kitchens and bathrooms. The material is cut to order in thousands of shops that may not understand the dangers.

70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, the state of Mississippi is embracing Till's story as the federal government flinches from showcasing painful moments of America's racial history.

How many more might recover, if they had a loved one by their side while fighting for life? An only son aches for the healing power of human touch in his mother's last days, and at her funeral.