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Albert José Jones was a senior in college when the club started the club. Now 93, he talks to fellow scuba diver and friend Jay Haigler about having a chance to dive all over the world.

The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.

The horrific effects of chemical weapons used during World War I led to a treaty banning their use.

Even infants too young to discern the meaning of words seem better able to learn while listening to the sound of human speech than while listening to nonsense — speech run backward. Little surprise there, perhaps, but a study shows that recordings of lemur calls spark learning, too.

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases in human history. Signs of the bacteria have even been seen in Egyptian mummies. Now scientists find evidence that TB is much more ancient than we thought. The bacteria may have started infecting people more than 70,000 years ago, long before farming began.

While opponents of military action in Syria drown Congress in phone calls, the president's grass-roots organization sits on the sidelines.

According to a message sent to NPR's staff, the organization aims to reduce its number of employees by about 10 percent. There are currently 840 staffers. The board says it has a plan to balance NPR's budget in fiscal year 2015.

Sandy Hook may have set a higher bar for gun-related tragedy, at least from a public policy standpoint.

The Federal Election Commission has rejected a bid by conservatives to weaken the campaign-finance disclosure law. A Tea Party group had asked for a precedent-changing decision to keep its donor lists secret. It said members are being targeted for harassment and intimidation.

People's genes can affect how they'll respond to blood thinners and cancer drugs. But inaccurate results can lead to bad medical decisions. Regulators are pushing back against a company that has been among the most aggressive in marketing personal genetic testing directly to consumers.