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Can a violin keep a child from joining a gang? A group in Denver has brought an innovative music program to one of the city’s most impoverished…

Mariah Stackhouse, 17, is the youngest African-American to qualify for a U.S. Women's Open, and was the only black qualifier in the 2011 tournament that ended in early July. She tells Michel Martin about how her golf career has grown.

Florida Gulf Coast's run as NCAA darlings has ended, but it was an outcome the stats predicted. Michigan also rallied Friday, joining the likes of Duke and Louisville. The remaining eight teams will be vying this weekend to make the Final Four.

An Egyptian court has sentenced 21 defendants to death over a deadly soccer riot last year, adding fuel to the violent protests that continued to flare across the country on Saturday.

Spoiler alert: A few Super Bowl commercials have launched on social media well before Sunday's big game. Ad industry watchers say the multi-million-dollar spots are meant to be entertaining, but a few of the ads are already controversial.

New York Attorney General Letitia James moved Thursday to dissolve the National Rifle Association following an investigation that found evidence of alleged fraud and abuse by NRA executives.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 879 points. That's on top of Monday's drop, when the Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points.

Andy Schleck has shaken up the 2011 Tour de France, attacking in the Alps on the race's hardest stage. Schleck made his move on the day's second intensely steep climb, bursting out of the pack that held rivals Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador, along with overall leader Thomas Voeckler.

Frito-Lay recently mounted a kitchen on a marquee in the middle of New York's Times Square. The company was trying to send the message that Fritos, Cheetos and Doritos are healthy.

Four years ago, Elena Delle Donne was the top basketball recruit in the country. But Delle Donne walked away from an elite college program — so she could be with her severely disabled sister and the rest of their family. Now she's the best college player in America.