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Florida Republicans have been trying for years to make local school board races partisan, but it may finally happen this time, if Florida voters agree.

The pilot was captured this week after his MiG-21 fighter jet was shot down over the Pakistani-administered part of disputed Kashmir.

Tourists , many American, flooded a museum in Florence, Italy, to see the Renaissance masterpiece after a Florida school forced its principal to resign over complaints about a lesson on the statue.

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke announced that he's running for president.

More than half the states have now held primaries in the 2018 midterm election cycle, providing an opportunity to look at where the two parties are headed.

Chicago voters head to the polls on April 4 for a mayoral runoff election to choose the Democratic nominee. This local race is exposing divisions within the Democratic Party.

The bill now will go to the House, where it is expected to pass.

A conservative group funded by Charles and David Koch wants to mobilize activists across 36 states to play a bigger role in confirming President Trump's judge nominees to lifetime appointments.

Pope Francis gave a harsh Christmas speech this week, diagnosing the Vatican leadership with "spiritual Alzheimers." Vatican watcher Rocco Palmo tells NPR's Audie Cornish about the pope's message.

A 3D-printed rocket is set to take its maiden flight Wednesday. If successful, it would be the first to reach orbit. The company behind it hopes to cash in on a booming satellite industry.

In pursuit of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has been something of an American Javert, the Victor Hugo character who devotes his life to the pursuit of a criminal. Now that a jury has deadlocked on most of the charges against Blagojevich, Fitzgerald pledges to come back at him again.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that it is unconstitutional to impose mandatory life sentences without parole on juveniles in murder cases. The high court previously ruled out executing juvenile offenders and invalidated life without parole in non-capital crimes.

Kwame Brathwaite spent some six decades chronicling Black life, culture and activism. He's credited with helping found the "Black is Beautiful" movement.

Kyiv was targeted by Russian forces again Monday, this time by kamikaze drones. The attacks were unsettling and deadly, but what's less clear is whether or not they changed anything about the war.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for the layoffs, which represent the first large-scale workforce reduction in the company's 18-year history.

The two parties see this growing voting bloc as critical not just to the balance of power in 2022, but to future success in elections.

Ian hit hundreds of thousands of bee colonies as it made its way across Florida. The storm came at a critical time, just as many beekeepers from the East Coast had brought their hives to the state.

Congress is in recess with members campaigning in their districts ahead of the November vote. What is the role overseas events will play in the midterm election?

Kingsolver takes Charles Dickens's "David Copperfield" and sets it in modern-day southern Appalachia.

Police are giving few details and contradictory information about the apparent murders of four University of Idaho students on Sunday.

The Museum of Broadway in New York has lots of history and is also an interactive attraction where you can step inside a set or learn what it takes to make a show.

China's leader arrived in Saudi Arabia for meetings and a summit just months after President Biden made a similar visit, sending a message about China's aspirations in the region.

André Hueston Mack, sommelier and host of World of Wine on Bon Appétit, has some beverage recommendations for your holiday get-togethers.

Several airlines are waiving the fees to change flights as snow storms, high winds and low temperatures are expected across the U.S.

China has reported very few deaths in a massive nationwide COVID-19 surge, but crematoriums and funeral homes say they are overwhelmed.