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About 1 in 500 people has a concave chest wall, a condition known as pectus excavatum, or sunken chest. A new experimental procedure could provide an alternative to painful and invasive surgeries for children.

Prosecutors are expected to formally file charges today against James Holmes. But it will be months, if not longer, before there's any trial. And if they seek the death penalty, the case could take years to resolve.

The concept of the American dream has been a part of our national consciousness for generations, but you'd be hard-pressed to find two people who define it precisely the same way. We asked for your take on the American dream; this is what you told us.

At a suburban Denver movie theater, a gunman opened fire during a showing of the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. At least 12 people were killed. Steve Inskeep talks to Dominic Bivins, who was inside the theater.

In the Denver suburb of Aurora, a gunman opened fire in a packed movie theater where the new Batman film was premiering. So far, authorities confirm the deaths of 12 people. Many in the theater didn't register at first that the gunfire wasn't on the movie screen.

Steve Inskeep talks to local NBC reporter Jeremy Jojola about Friday's shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colo. To be on the safe side, neighbors were evacuated from the area near the suspect's apartment.

Authorities have converged on the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo. Early Friday morning, a gunman opened fire in a movie theater showing the latest Batman flick. Police are looking for clues at the suspect's home.

Many cities around the country are faced with growing costs and shrinking revenue. Despite making sweeping cuts, Stockton, California recently became the largest city to file for bankruptcy. Host Michel Martin talks with Stockton Mayor Ann Johnston about how she's managing a city that's operating in the red.

Almost immediately after a bomb killed several Israeli tourists and wounded more than 30 on a Bulgarian bus this week, Israel blamed Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. It's the latest salvo in a dispute that's simmered since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Sylvia Woods of the legendary Harlem soul food restaurant, Sylvia's, died yesterday at age 86. She made chicken and waffles cool long before today's current crop of retro hipsters decided to take it on.