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Law enforcement officials said there's a possibility the agents fired at each other thinking others were firing on them.

Our panelists tell three stories about awesome summer vacations.

The eclectic performer has tackled her share of genres, but she says she is most inspired by singing styles that rattle the listener physically.

Retailers expect to hire hundreds of thousands of extra workers this holiday season to help with the anticipated spike in sales. But for seasonal retail workers, the hours can be scarce — and unpredictable — before the jobs disappear altogether following the holidays.

Over the past four decades, Benoit Rolland has made more than 1,400 bows for violins, violas and cellos.

Ben Affleck transitioned from a celebrated career as an actor to an equally acclaimed role as the director of films such as The Town. His latest film, Argo, which he directed and stars in, takes on the Iran hostage crisis with a mix of comedy and thrills.

Amid steady rain at a campaign rally in Cleveland Friday, President Obama had some sunny economic news to share. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since he took office. NPR's Scott Horsley reports from the campaign trail.

President Hugo Chavez has never faced a serious threat in a presidential election until now. A young former governor has been electrifying crowds and putting Chavez's 14 years of power — and his socialist experiment — at risk.

Nearly two-dozen states are watching for new cases of a rare kind of meningitis, caused by fungal contamination in injections for back pain. The outbreak apparently started when a Massachusetts compounding company sent out 17,000 doses of infected injections for back pain. Daniel Potter of member station WPLN reports five people have died and dozens of others are sick.

Host Scott Simon catches up with two CEOs who shared their views on economy recovery and hiring trends a few months ago. In light of Friday's report, Simon speaks with Christopher M. Gorman, CEO of KeyBank in Cleveland, and Lynn Ann Casey, CEO at Arc Aspicio.