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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is hit by a pitch (you can see the ball just above his belt on the left side of his body) in the second inning of Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox. He came back four innings later to hit a decisive home run.

VIDEO: A-Rod Gets Plunked, Then Gets Revenge

Alex Rodriguez isn't the most popular person in baseball. He's appealing a 211-game suspension for allegedly violating the game's rules on performance-enhancing drugs. Sunday, Boston pitcher Ryan Dempster sure seemed to be throwing at A-Rod — and he hit the Yankee. But Rodriguez had the last laugh.

In 1938, A&P had more than 13,000 stores from coast to coast, like this one in Somerset, Ohio. Over the next four years, the company's transition to a new supermarket format would cut that store count in half.

How The A&P Changed The Way We Shop

The A&P changed the way Americans do their grocery shopping, but it did so at a cost — thousands of mom-and-pop corner stores closed as the chain grew. Economic historian Marc Levinson chronicles the rise and fall of the grocery giant in The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America.

Music Review: 'A Ghost Is Born' from Wilco

The rock band Wilco's latest CD, A Ghost is Born, was recorded during the lead singer's battle with an addiction to painkillers, among other distractions. Many of the Chicago group's songs reflect this tense and hallucinatory period in the singer's life. Critic Tom Moon has a review.

30A Songwriters Sessions: Amanda Anne Platt

The North Carolina musician performs songs from her latest album, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

Villatoro at his writing desk, pounding the keys of his old-school manual typewriter.

Touring Marcos McPeek Villatoro's Dark L.A.

Karen Grigsby Bates tours the San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles with Day to Day commentator and mystery writer Marcos McPeek Villatoro to talk about his latest book, A Venom Beneath the Skin.

Florida A&M President's Resignation To Be Effective Immediately

James Ammons announced last week that he would step down, but that he wouldn't depart until October. Now, the school's board of trustees has agreed to a quicker "transitioning out." FAMU has been rocked by hazing that led to one student's death.

Thomas Dolby Rocks the Computer in Studio 4A

Thomas Dolby arrived in the 1980s with his hit, "She Blinded Me with Science." He sets up new equipment and performs in NPR's Studio 4A, demonstrating how times have changed for electronic musicians.

Controversial Math Method Infiltrates L.A. Schools

A presidential advisory panel is poised to issue guidelines that use "Singapore Math" methods to help students improve test scores. California was the first state to approve the technique.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 30: CNN Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist and Vice President of Special Events Kate Lunger give a media briefing ahead of tonight's Democratic Presidential Debate.

1A Across America: The Second Democratic Debates

The second round of debates could be a critical elimination round for lower-tier candidates.

Clarence Smith, 65, has slept in a park in Beverly Hills and store doorways for the past five years. "It's not too bad. People bring me food," he says. "I saw Marlon Brando drive by one time. You know, the Godfather?"

Many L.A. Homeless Seek Affluent Areas

Los Angeles grapples with what may be the largest homeless population of any U.S. city. A new study shows thousands of homeless people are leaving crime-plagued areas for better, safer lives in affluent suburban neighborhoods.

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