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The pitch to skip a mortgage or home loan payment is centered on the lender simply extending the loan by a month and paying it on the back end. But the offer has a catch. The lender makes money on the later payment because the borrower pays a little more interest.

A staple of the American road trip could be slowly disappearing. Owners of some roadside attractions are deciding that interest is waning in such treasures as the world's largest ball of string, Stinker the monkey or the Elvis Is Alive Museum.

Podokesaurus holyokensis, which lived millions of years ago in what is now Massachusetts, has been named the state's official dinosaur under legislation signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Puzzle listener Kristal All plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster, Will Shortz, and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Listener Jerry Cordaro plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

A rapturous reception as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with a million worshipers in the capital Kinshasa.

A rapturous reception as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with a million worshipers in the capital Kinshasa.

Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night to win an estimated $747 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials said early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers.

Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night to win an estimated $747 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials said that a single ticket matched all six numbers.

Dozens of companies across the U.S. are offering freebies and discounts to veterans and active-duty military members on Veterans Day.