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The long ball is back. Major League Baseball players broke the single season record for home runs. But, how did this happen? And do we have to start wondering about steroids again?

David Axelrod reads Christopher Howell's "Night Time"

Nashville's on the brink of elimination after being shut out by the Penguins Thursday night in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are one win away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup trophy. Game 6 is Sunday.

David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Shakira all recently sold off all or part of their back catalogs. Why forgo future royalties and creative control?

Thomas Edward Lawrence was the dashing, romanticized British officer credited with leading the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I -- a feat depicted in the epic film Lawrence of Arabia. But his true story and legacy is still a subject of debate among historians. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports on the man and the myth. View rare portraits of Lawrence and characters from his classic book, Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph.

The watchdog in charge of Afghan reconstruction said the classification threatens its ability to publicly account for the billions of dollars spent each year on Afghan forces.

Mitt Romney's tax returns show he pays an effective rate of just under 15 percent. His father, George, paid two to three times that rate. What one family's changing tax burden reveals about the design of the American tax code.

The Dow Jones industrial average passed another milestone today. Here's a little explainer as to why stocks have done so well in recent years — and why it doesn't affect the wallets of most Americans.

The unassuming, 45-year-old Sergio Moro has jailed many of Brazil's rich and powerful, formerly presumed unimpeachable. Moro plays down accolades but some want him to run for president.

Over 11 million records have been leaked from a law firm based in Panama, shedding light on the flow of dark money in the global financial system. Reporter Jake Bernstein explains what was revealed.