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Abu Musa once ran a 7-Eleven franchise in South Boston but he battled with the parent company and was forced to give up his store. Now he's opened a store across the street called 6-Twelve.

This week, a rocket bound for the International Space Station lifted off with 6,400 pounds of supplies. Along with the provisions, medical supplies and experiments, NASA astronauts will be getting a special care package with ice cream.

The house on Seymour Avenue where three women were held captive and raped for about a decade will be demolished this morning. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were freed May 6.

The economy grew by 4.1 percent in the third quarter of the year, significantly higher than the earlier projection of 3.6 percent. The upward revision comes mostly thanks to stronger consumer spending, and it's the strongest showing in almost two years.

If you're driving through East Little Havana, West Miami, Flagami, West Flagler, West Little Havana, or downtown Miami Friday night, it's critical you…

The Croatian defeated Roger Federer to get to the final. He denied Kei Nishikori, himself a huge underdog, the title in three sets on Monday.

It's now clear that the housing sector has bounced back from its long downturn. In March, prices had the biggest year-over-year gain since early 2006.

The bride wore white and her veil was attached to a baseball cap. The groom wore a tuxedo T-shirt. It was a race that sparked their romance. So the Oregon couple decided to run 20 miles of the Portland Marathon before stopping at a park to exchange vows. The newlyweds then ran the final 6.2 miles.

A lamington is a spongy cake with chocolate and coconut. A New Zealand charity set a Guinness World Record after baking a roughly 6,000 pound cake. Beating the previous winner by nearly 1,000 pounds.

The Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump on the charge of inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. But Sen. Mitch McConnell and others point out that prosecutors have not yet had their say.

State attorneys general have been meeting in Washington today to discuss how to prevent church arson. President Clinton marked the occasion by designating 6 million dollars for 12 southern states, to help local police increase patrols at churches. NPR's John Nielsen reports. (2:30 11. X-33 DESIGN -- Robert talks with John Pike, the director of Space Policy Programs at the Federation of American Scientists, about NASA's X-33 project to design a new spaceship. Vice President Gore announced the winning design today, chosen from entries by three American aerospace companies.

2: Segment of a reading by playwright/actor SAM SHEPARD. (NO REBROADCASTS ARE ALLOWED OF THIS READING). It took place at the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center in New York on October 6, 1994. SHEPARD has a new novel, "Cruising Paradise" (Knopf, published in May). SHEPARD has written more than 45 plays and appeared in sixteen films. In 1979 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his play "Buried Child."

A review of the years best films with critic JOHN POWERS. He'll talk with Terry about which are his favorites and why. They are: 1) Chung King Express 2) Trainspotting 3) Single Girl 4) Secrets & Lies 5) Portrait of a Lady 6) Mother 7) The English Patient 8) La Ceremony 9) Breaking The Waves 10) Big Night.

"Mr Horror": writer STEPHEN KING. He ushered in a whole new era of horror fiction with his first novel in 1974, "Carrie." In the ensuing twenty years he has penned novels, short stories, screenplays, comic books, and TV movies. He currently has five books on the New York Times paperback bestseller list: His novel "Rose Madder" (Signet). And four installments of his six-part serial "The Green Mile". (Signet). (REBROADCAST from 5/6/94) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

Laurie Neff reports from Jerusalem on Israel's decision today to go head with the construction of a large housing project in disputed east Jerusalem. That decision was made despite U.S. misgivings and a Palestinain warning of violence. The Har Homa project will place 6,500 homes for Jews in an area claimed by Palestinians as their future capital. Paelstinians see the move as Israel's attempt to solidify its claim over all of Jerusalem before final status talks on the future of the city can be held. Israel says it simply needs more housing for all the people who want to live in Jerusalem, and has pledged to build 3,000 units of arab housing near Har Homa as well.

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) says he will step down as Senate Republican leader following a furor over remarks that seemed to endorse America's segregated past. Lott faced a Jan. 6 vote on his status as incoming majority leader and a challenge for the post from Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN). Hear from NPR's Alex Chadwick and NPR's David Welna.

Hackett has been riding the coaster for 25 years. The pandemic slowed his progress, but he recently hit 6,000 rides. Hackett isn't stopping to celebrate. His next goal is 10,000 rides.

The billionaire said it was a "mistake" for the social network to ban the former president after the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection.

Jacob Chandler successfully arranged letters "A" through "Z" in 2 minutes and 8.6 seconds. Chandler says he was inspired to take on the challenge to show his son that anything is possible.

The 24-year-old Polley has acted professionally since the age of 6. She starred in the Atom Egoyan films Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter. She's currently starring in the film My Life Without Me, based on a story by Nanci Kincaid called Pretending the Bed is a Raft. It's about a young, working single mother who learns she's going to die but keeps it a secret. The changes she makes to her life give her a new sense of liberation. Polley also will appear in the upcoming film The I Inside and a remake of the cult horror film Dawn of the Dead.