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COVID-19 test kits sent to nursing homes and assisted living facilities are for employees, not residents, the state said Thursday.“If you have residents…

The Mega Millions prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion, which could be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with BPR listener Wesley Davis and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

In a big, new COVID-19-era survey, more than half of all educators and school personnel reported being victimized at work.

The school board last week terminated the superintendent and the principal of Richneck Elementary School has since left. Now, three weeks later, the school is reopening.

With voters in the swing state of Iowa today joining those in two-dozen other states who can already cast their vote for president, experts say the surge in early voting is necessitating a change in campaign strategy.

"We now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities here in Washington," a state official said, after four more people in the Seattle area died after contracting COVID-19.

Six of the 43 college students "disappeared" in 2014 were allegedly kept alive in a warehouse for days and then turned over to the local army commander who ordered them killed, an official said.

Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis, known for his poker face, is overseeing both Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News and a similar case against the conservative TV network Newsmax.

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

On this episode of "Florida Matters," we talk with experts from FAU and Moffitt Cancer Center about the health impacts of vaping — both on adults and youth.

The incident, in which someone saw a man in a wetsuit get dragged underwater, is the city's first fatal shark attack since 1963. Beaches are closed while lifeguards patrol for further shark sightings.

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack in Sydney's eastern suburbs before a police inspector shot the suspect after he turned and raised a knife, police said.

The money will go toward clean-up, including clearing pieces of roof that littered the ballpark and removing damaged turf.

The school board, which faces a $77 million shortfall. planned to house about 75 staff members in the rented space of an affiliated nonprofit. Instead, those employees will move into vacant district space.

The alleged Buffalo gunman appears to have kept a detailed digital log of his activities while planning the attack. Researchers are learning more about his progression into violence and red flags.

Many assault survivors feel like they can't report the abuse due to safety concerns or other reasons, abortion rights advocates say.

Hamas praised a Palestinian shooting attack that killed six Israelis at a bus stop in Jerusalem. The U.S. presented a new truce proposal and Israel stepped up Gaza City attacks.

Jeremy Michael Brown, of Tampa, and Daniel Charles Ball, of Homosassa, remain jailed. Several people recently gathered in downtown Tampa to rally in support of Brown.

After weeks of controversy, the results of groundbreaking experiments that purported to show how to make stem-cell lines from individual patients using cloning techniques will be retracted. A senior author of the paper, a top South Korean researcher, admits that some of the results were faked.

Photographer Lizzie Chen traveled to Sweetwater, Texas, for the annual rattlesnake festival. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

In a late-night filing, prosecutors blasted what they called "wide ranging meritless accusations leveled against the government."

A retired police chief, who led pro-Trump protests and called for "traitors" in government to be "executed as an example," was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot.

Ondrej Palat sent the puck through Darcy Kuemper's legs with 6:22 remaining in the third period for the game-winner.