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As he did four years ago at the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt won the men's 100-meter sprint. On Sunday, Bolt ran his second fastest time ever — an Olympic record — 9.63 seconds.

When Missourians go to the polls Tuesday to vote on a number of candidates to compete in the November general election, they'll also be asked to decide on an amendment to the state's constitution. Amendment 2 is better known as the "right to pray" ballot measure.

Jamaican Usain Bolt won the men's 100-meter sprint at a record time of 9.63 seconds Sunday. Bolt won the event four years ago in Beijing. The U.S. men's basketball team will meet Argentina Monday.

Hundreds of people gathered in Times Square Sunday night to watch NASA TV. The landing of the Mars rover Curiosity was being shown on the big screen there. It was on the same screen that displays the countdown on New Year's Eve.

The way we elect a president necessitates that the candidates have to campaign only in the so-called "battleground states." Here is the list of the 10 states that will determine the November winner, and how they voted in the past.

Sikh rights groups say that since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there has been a marked rise in hate crimes against Sikhs. To talk more about that and to learn about the religion, Steve Inskeep talks to Kavneet Singh, managing director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Gunshots tore through a Sunday prayer service at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., a suburb just south of Milwaukee. Seven people have been confirmed dead including the gunman. For more on the shooting, Steve Inskeep talks to Don Walker, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Remembering a legendary American violinist who turned to solo repertoire while performing and broadcasting during World War II. He was 94.

Protesters demanded justice and stronger gun laws. Sikh parties vowed a protest at U.S. embassy in New Delhi.

Researchers say vitamin D deficiency is common among kids who are very ill. They also found that kids without enough vitamin D were more likely to be in the hospital longer than other kids.