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Friday, the MLB debuted its new playoff format: Two wild-card teams from each league played in a high-stakes, single-shot game to advance to the full playoffs. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves. NPR's Tom Goldman speaks with host Scott Simon about those games and the Rockets' Royce White, who plays in the NBA with a generalized anxiety disorder.

An American rock musician born in Freeport on Long Island, N.Y., Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s, with his songs about hookers and junkies. Reed was 71.

Republican Gov. Jim Justice says his plan to cut income taxes will entice throngs of people to move to West Virginia and maybe attract the next major amusement park. Critics say the plan is naive.

Several districts are keeping their mask mandates in place despite an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that leaves it up to parents to decide whether their children wear face coverings in school.

Texas officials call it a "historic surge." Thousands of new arrivals, largely from Haiti, are straining an already overstretched system, and more are on the way.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the GOP primary for governor over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in November — a rematch of 2018.

The shooting took place during a party, attended by many underage people, at an Airbnb property in the city's North Side, police said. There were at least 90 rounds fired.

U.S. officials are warning that Russia may attack Ukraine in the coming days, though they say there is still a chance to prevent an invasion. Also, inflation hits a 40-year high.

One of Fox News' most prominent anchors, Wallace is leaving to join CNN's new streaming service. Wallace said his next adventure would let him "go beyond politics to all the things I'm interested in."

The U.S. is seeing a decline in international tourists this year, about 9 percent. The number of Canadian visitors has plummeted. But after an initial drop, there's an uptick in travelers from Mexico.