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The Tampa Bay Lightning will face the New York Rangers, with the winner advancing to the Stanley Cup. Here's a look at the matchup.

The U.S.' coronavirus vaccine rollout continues to be difficult. A look at the state of the economy as Biden begins his presidency. And, Biden wants to open schools as soon as possible.

Alvin Campbell Jr. is accused of sexually assaulting nine women over three years and will go on trial for rape and other charges. His sister is Massachusetts' Attorney General Andrea Campbell.

The resolution clarifies the law applies only to instruction. Therefore, books with LGBTQ+ characters don't have to be removed from school libraries and teachers can designate their classrooms as LGBTQ+ safe spaces.

Latinx comedians with non-English routines have largely been relegated to restaurants, bars and other spaces where Spanish already dominates. But a new generation is changing that, one show at a time.

The man who lent his name to the American continents was thought to be an intrepid explorer in the league of Christopher Columbus and Vasco de Gama. But a new book portrays Amerigo Vespucci as little more than a con man with a wild imagination. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto talks about his book, Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America.

Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.

Many animals, including some exotic ones, flourish along the margins of suburban development: red-tailed hawks, coyotes, snakes. Lisa Couturier tells Jennifer Ludden about her book The Hopes of Snakes. It weaves stories of animals with the lives of humans around them.

With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti, one can buy a slave. This was just one of the difficult lessons writer Benjamin Skinner learned while researching his book, A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery. He discusses the challenges of writing about this disturbing institution.

Sarah Blake's new book retells the biblical flood from the point of view of Noah's wife — who never has a name in the Bible, but who nevertheless helped humanity (and all those animals) survive.

More than 20,000 people have died in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. Violent rhetoric increased online following the Colorado Supreme Court decision to bar Trump from the 2024 primary ballot.

The late author-illustrator, creator of Pierre and Where the Wild Things Are, loved whistling, Mozart, and Mickey Mouse curios. His trademark whimsy can be found in the new book Ten Little Rabbits.

Playing at altitude with the passionate backing of 80,824 fans at Estadio Azteca, and with a man advantage for most of the second half, Mexico scored twice but could never equalize and lost 3-2.

In Australia, the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, is being remembered for her work in advancing children's literacy, particularly in Indigenous communities.

The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19.

Some 40 years after his death, much of what he had to say about America continues to resonate.

We hit the road. And try and find a way to repair it.

Our voices can inform how others relate to us.

A 2022 Gallup poll suggests the percentage of Americans who hold either moderate or conservative political positions is tied.

What if that violence happened in a future American election?

How might these races determine the fates of reproductive access, electoral maps, and more?

A holiday guide to the most iconic tracks picked to enter the country's audio 'hall of fame.'

Joe Biden wants to power 10 million American homes with offshore wind by the end of the decade.

Humanitarian groups are rushing to get aid into the country as quickly as possible.