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Considered by most experts to be the best active player, Pujols has 445 career home runs and a .328 career batting average. He would be leaving the St. Louis Cardinals.

If the latest polls hold, Richard Lugar, R-Ind., may be headed out of the U.S. Senate after Tuesday's primary in Indiana. But don't worry too much about the 80-year-old Lugar. There are plenty of post-politics options for a former lawmaker. Even for an octogenarian.

In Washington, D.C., the newly expanded Arena Stage has established a program that provides playwrights with a few basics — including housing, a salary and health benefits — so they can focus on their work.

Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Mike Pesca about the role of height in the NBA.

Public health officials thought West Nile virus was history. But in 2012, the virus struck back, sparking a major outbreak around Dallas that killed 19 people and left hundreds more disabled. Scientists say they've discovered key clues in the Dallas outbreak that could help predict future outbreaks.

While the Democratic presidential candidates have been battling through the primary season, the presumptive Republican nominee has been looking ahead to the general election. Sen. John McCain must decide how to navigate between the party's conservative and moderate factions. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Juan Williams about McCain's campaign strategy.

Louisiana officials say they identified for the first time a dangerous form of amoeba in a municipal water supply. It was found after a 4-year-old boy died of a brain infection caused by the amoeba. They say this may make it easier to diagnose cases of encephalitis with unknown causes.

Fourteen years after Seinfeld'sElaine got her fictional cartoon published in The New Yorker, the magazine is asking you to make it funny.

Stories that titillate, amuse or arouse flash-in-the-pan outrage may be more widely read and shared than solid information. Celebrity and scandals have always attracted media attention, but in the Internet age, the balance is shifting more toward entertainment.

Fresh Air TV critic David Bianculli previews season two of the FX series The Riches, staring Minnie Driver and Eddie Izzard.