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People can feel strongly about their holiday pie preferences. In southeast Wisconsin, there's an option that ranks highly: apple pie that comes in a — wait for it — bag.

In southeast Wisconsin, there's an option that ranks highly — apple pie that comes in a — wait for it — bag. This unique treat sells like hot cakes over the holiday season.

Despite missteps on the campaign trail, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to retain support among key Democratic voter groups, but Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren't far behind.

Microsoft announced sales of its new Xbox One topped 3 million units by the end of 2013. In a blog post, the company called it "the most epic launch of Xbox by all measures." The third generation console was available a week before Thanksgiving.

The CBO projects the federal budget deficit could top 800 billion dollars this year... and reach a cool trillion by 2020. So ... what?

Jeff Hawkins created the PalmPilot and Treo smart phone. His new company, Numenta, is developing a type of computer memory system modeled after the human neocortex, what he calls the "the big wrinkly thing" at the top of the brain. He's also the co-author of the book On Intelligence, which details his vision of how the brain processes information.

The former southern African breadbasket of Zimbabwe is in the midst of an economic and social meltdown. Zimbabwe's annual inflation tops 1,000 percent, the highest in the world. The country's economy has shrunk by almost a third since 2000. And there are regular shortages of everything from gasoline to basic food staples.

Media watchers say recent book and film trends suggest a "perfect storm" of politically motivated popular culture, which has been building for years. Books from the left and right top best-seller lists, while films like Fahrenheit 9/11 draw box-office crowds. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary.

In Washington, two Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump are aiming to fend off primary opponents.

Right at the top of a list of the country's most endangered rivers is New Mexico's Santa Fe. The American Rivers group says the river must be cleaned up — and it shouldn't be siphoned off for other purposes, either.