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Research suggests less than 5 percent of students at America's top colleges and universities come from low-income families. Many of these elite institutions recognize the problem and are taking steps to boost economic diversity on campus -- such as offering full scholarships for underprivileged students. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Theron portrays the "gray area" of sexual harassment in the new film, Bombshell. Ken Tucker picks his top 10 albums of 2019. Andrews wrote her new memoir with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.

Michigan's Lake Superior State University issued its annual list of annoying expressions to banish. The list includes: trending, bucket list, kick the can down the road and spoiler alert. The top one to ban: fiscal cliff.

In the classic video game, you stack pieces until they reach the top of the screen and then the game is over. Willis Gibson made it so far into the game that the code couldn't keep up and it crashed.

The U.S. Department of Justice and top state officials are investigating a proposed Muslim housing development in North Texas known as EPIC City for potential religious discrimination. The project's developers say they're years away from breaking ground.

The Monopoly game hitting store shelves contains a sleek kitty, which will join the classic Scottie dog and top hat. Fans adopted the cat in an online vote earlier this year. The company shelved the iron after a 78 year run.

Lebron James tops the list. The four-time champion and 19 time all-star has scored a total of 460 points in his 17 Christmas Day games. Putting him 65 points ahead of the late Kobe Bryant.

Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

Everyone knows about the multimillion-dollar salaries and celebrity status of NBA players. But in the shadows of the NBA, men toil in the relative obscurity of the D-League to keep their dream alive.

The race between Sean Skipworth and Jennifer Lawrence ended in a tie. In accordance with Texas law, the winner would be decided by drawing a name from a top hat. Skipworth was the lucky winner.

Toyota's 2013 Camry received a crash-test rating of "poor" from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This is a big change from last year when the 2012 model received top marks from the group. This time the organization implemented a more stringent frontal crash test. Toyota's 2013 V was also scored as "poor."

Romney landed near the top of 11.5 million entries in ESPN's Tournament Challenge. He had a perfect Final Four — finally beating President Obama, who, by the way, had Kentucky winning it all.

Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, appeared in an 11-minute Internet video posted Wednesday, saying the massacre at Charlie Hebdo was in "vengeance for the prophet."

Derek Kirk Kim's debut graphic novel Same Difference and Other Stories has won the top three awards of the comic world. He talks with NPR's Jacki Lyden.

The 74-year-old held many top government roles, mostly appointed by Republicans. Over the summer, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to lead the newly created state elections crime investigation unit. He was at work on Friday when he died.

A review of pizza trends by delivery app Slice has new data. The report predicts that pickles — most often served on pizzas topped with garlic sauce — will continue to grow in popularity.

GM's accelerating success is a sign of the company's grand aim of being the top EV maker in the country in the next few years — an aim shared with Ford.

Immigration and the Southern border are a top concern for voters in this election.

Minnesota law enforcement and the FBI are investigating an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman. And, Health Secretary RFK Jr. unveils new dietary guidelines for Americans.