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The new system to help fund Michigan state parks was a success in its first year.Before the "Recreation Passport" system was put in place, park visitors…

This story includes historically racist language that some readers may find offensive.We're in the midst of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.So your…

A new study suggests posting the names and addresses of sex offenders online increases the chance the offenders will commit new crimes.According to the…

The Pentagon posts an absentee ballot online for Defense Department personnel working overseas. The move comes after concerns were aired that some state absentee ballots might miss the Nov. 2 election. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Doug Chapin of electionline.org.

Federated Department Stores plans to acquire May Department Stores for more than $11 billion in cash and stock. Federated owns Macy's and Bloomingdale's among other retail chains. May operates Lord & Taylor, Marshall Field's and others. The combined company will have about 1,000 stores and nearly $30 billion in annual sales.

AT&T announces plans to acquire Atlanta-based BellSouth in a deal worth about $67 billion. The move would dramatically expand AT&T, which already has more customers than any other U.S. telecommunications company.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether companies can be barred from selling file-sharing software that can be used to illegally download movies and music. Grokster and Streamcast argue they should not be held liable for copyright infringement because they don't clear consumer requests or files.

Across the country, homes are beginning to take longer to sell, a sign that the hot real-estate market of the last decades is starting to cool. In the Boston metropolitan area, which has seen a faster appreciation of home values than most of the country, homes prices are not rising as fast they used to. Fred Thys of member station WBUR reports.

Yahoo joins the online music market by agreeing to buy Musicmatch for $160 million. Analysts say Yahoo needs the deal to help it compete with Apple Computer and Microsoft in offering music downloads and digital music software. Hear NPR's Chris Arnold.

Last year at this time, I was sifting through YouTube videos of Martin Luther King, Jr. and was amazed at the treasure trove out there.For some, the man…