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In the bottom of the ninth against Baltimore, manager Joe Girardi sat down struggling Alex Rodriguez. He sent in pinch-hitter Raul Ibanez. He hit a home run to tie the game, then hit another home run in extra innings as the Yankees won 3-2.

In December, all-cash purchases accounted for more than 40 percent of home sales. Here are a few reasons so many people are buying houses without getting a mortgage.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn explores how Timothy McVeigh, a middle-class decorated war veteran, turned into the Oklahoma City bomber. A psychiatrist who interviewed McVeigh extensively believes McVeigh immersed himself in hero fantasies to escape from a troubled home life. McVeigh started reading right-wing tracts, which fueled his distrust of the federal government. He succeeded as a soldier in Desert Storm but came home to a recession and couldn't find a good job. He began to drift. His anger with the federal government grew. McVeigh eventually came to see himself as Luke Skywalker, on a mission to save the people from the evil empire.

The wildfire has burned through 238,500 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes. It's been burning for more than a week and is one of the largest and most destructive fires in state history.

Herbert and Audrey Goodine, who lived at a nursing home in New Brunswick, are apart for Christmas after Herbert was moved to treat his dementia. Photos of the tearful parting have gone viral.

Today's sealed and insulated houses mean indoor air is often more polluted than the air outside. Cigarette smoke, pet allergens, and fumes from cleaners are increasingly trapped inside, along with chemicals released from insulation, paint and carpeting. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on what researchers know about indoor air quality.

The administration has signaled it will not extend the program — which allows certain immigrants to stay if their countries are at war or devastated by natural disasters — for some 50,000 Haitians.

It was 50 years ago, April 8, 1974 when slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. It's one of the most famous moments in baseball history. The pitcher that day, Al Downing, reflects on it.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission took photos of people with disabilities using home safety devices like flashlights and smoke alarms — then put them in the public domain for anyone to use.

Greenland has the world's highest suicide rate. And teen boys are at the highest risk.