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If you're scratching your head wondering what the heck geocaching is, Dave Prebeck fills us in. The president of the Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization tells host Scott Simon that geocaching is essentially "a high-tech scavenger hunt."

It marks the second setback this year for the unit charged with one of the military's most sensitive missions.

For 20 straight seasons now, the University of Connecticut Huskies have gotten at least as far as the Sweet 16. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt and UCLA were bounced out by lower-seeded teams.

The 16-year-old from Pakistan, who was shot by Taliban militants for advocating education for girls, is considered a contender for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

For the first time in the competition's 86-year history, a vocabulary test is part of the preliminary and semifinal rounds.

Rescuers are trying to reach the people, who were discovered after screams were heard coming from a mine near Johannesburg. Illegal mining is common in the region.

The stretch of road is known for its treacherous traffic. But on Thursday afternoon, something deeply human occurred on Miami's 836.

Michael McFaul led the Obama administration's so-called "reset" of diplomatic relations with the country over the past five years. He says he is leaving to reunite with his family in California.

In a speech Tuesday, the attorney general said laws barring convicted felons from voting are counterproductive and perpetuate "the stigma and isolation imposed on formerly incarcerated individuals."

He is being replaced by company executive Steve Easterbrook. Today's announcement comes just days after the world's largest fast-food chain warned of weak results in the first half of 2015.