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Michael Bond, the creator of the children's Paddington Bear book series, died at his home on Tuesday following a short illness. He was 91. Steve Inskeep and Rachel Martin have this remembrance.

Artur Fischer, a German inventor who had more than 1,100 patents registered to his name, died last month at age 96.

Adlon has four titles in the credits of the FX comedy series Better Things: actress, writer, director and producer. "I want to elevate the mundane ..." she says. "This is the way I live my life."

After voters at some sites in Arizona and Wisconsin had to wait hours to participate in their state primaries, officials around the U.S. are beefing up resources to ensure voting goes more smoothly.

Most of the Amazon warehouses analyzed in a recent study found that worker injury rates exceed the industry average. A former worker, hurt at a warehouse in Salt Lake City, still deals with pain.

Scientists named a silky ant species from Venezuela: Sericomyrmex Radioheadi. The website Phys.org reports the scientists wanted to honor members of the band Radiohead for their conservation work.

A 1989 Washington Post poll found that while two-thirds of those surveyed couldn't name any of the Supreme Court justices, 54 percent could identify Judge Wapner as the judge of The People's Court.

The leader of the Russian province has set up wedding vice squads aimed at cutting down on drunkenness and "incorrect dance movements."

In Seattle, an accident on Interstate 5 held up traffic for hours. The food truck for Tacos El Tajin saw an opportunity. It opened for business right in the middle of the highway.

Ken Bone, who appeared at Sunday's presidential debate as an undecided voter, came out decidedly a hero to many on the Internet. Viewers immediately seized on his red sweater.