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Vigils were held in Brownsville, Texas, for the eight people who were killed Sunday when a driver plowed an SUV into a bus stop across from a migrant center.

The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.

Russia's Victory Day ceremony was scaled back this year, amid the war in Ukraine.

A wildfire in the Big Cypress National Preserve north of U.S. 41 is now 5% contained. It has been burning for more than a week and grown to nearly 10,000 acres.

The influential U.S. Preventive Task Force issue a draft of its new breast cancer screening guidelines. They're now recommending women start younger, amid a rise in breast cancer rates.

The plan, called the "Limit, Save, Grow Act," would lift the debt limit by $1.5 trillion and is the Republican Party's plan to avert a catastrophic default on the U.S.'s debt obligations.

Simone Leigh made history as the first Black woman to represent the U.S. at last year's Venice Biennale. Now, that art is in the U.S. for the very first time.

Southwestern U.S. States are cutting their water consumption to cope with drought conditions.

The conflict has displaced around 334,000 people.

The Associated Press won two awards for its Ukraine coverage, including the prestigious Public Service award. The prize for fiction went to two books: Demon Copperhead and Trust.

A few notable graduates from around the state share their stories.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Henry Grabar about his book Paved Paradise. It makes the case that Americans' pursuit of abundant parking is upending our cities and our lives.

Black immigrants in Tennessee have a slew of bad options when it comes to transportation and getting a license — and are disproportionately likely to face traffic stops that may lead to deportation.

Attorneys in the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Donald Trump gave their closing arguments. Jurors will determine whether Trump should be held accountable for allegedly sexually attacking Carroll.

A drugs lord's exotic pets got out of control in Colombia — it's the tale of the so-called "cocaine hippos."

Superhero movies transformed the film industry over the last 15 years. But how does the man in charge of some of the most beloved comic book characters chart the years ahead?

Evening Masterworks: Maurice Duruflé's Requiem

Evening Masterworks: Florence Price's Piano Quintet in a-minor

In a statement, the company says it received threats that made employees feel unsafe.

A Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd on the street.

The apps are nothing more than predatory loan practices packaged into a new, fancy app, experts say.

Tina Turner was a true icon in every sense of the word.

How do Democrats and Republicans in Congress feel about their leaders at this moment?

The case determined what constitutes a wetland.

PolitiFact and WLRN fact-checked claims about critical race theory, immigration and school book bans made by Gov. DeSantis' during his presidential announcement with Elon Musk on Twitter.