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The House and Senate gave the final nod to ban kids from apps like Tik Tok and Snapchat.

Aid groups say they are making progress in delivering food to Somalia. But the need is critical and growing as the death toll continues to mount.

Science fiction's job is to give us a map of where we're headed. From Jules Verne to William Gibson, sci-fi authors describe their visions of the future, and how people might live in it. We ask Intel's futurist for his list of favorite sci-fi books.

The Pew Hispanic Center survey finds 65 percent of Latinos favor the Democratic candidate in their local congressional district. But only half of Latino registered voters say they are certain to vote in next month's midterm elections.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded two grants totaling more than $5.7 million to support the organization's Poet Laureates as well as a national alliance of organizations promoting poetry.

NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest is back.

The novel "Identical" by Ellen Hopkins has been banned 22 times in U.S. school districts. Hillsborough's decision to keep the book bucks that.

Nikki Haley has denounced Republican presidential rival Ron DeSantis in Iowa for campaigning in the state with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. Massie was the lone House Republican who voted last week against a GOP resolution condemning antisemitism on university campuses.

Teresa Abi-Nader, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University, will begin her presidential tenure at UT on June 1, 2024. She's replacing Ronald Vaughn, who is retiring from UT in May after almost 30 years as president.

A Venezuelan family in Utah prepares hallacas, a traditional Christmas dish and reflect the bittersweet nature of the holiday for migrants who've found peace and stability in the U.S. but miss home.

The singer and songwriter behind Planet Money's "Inflation" song has passed away.

The Republican Party of Florida has ousted its chairman Christian Ziegler — who is under police investigation into an allegation of sexual assault.

Many airports send their discarded french fries, burgers and Cinnabons to the landfill. But Charlotte Douglas International plans to transform that garbage into fertilizer for flower beds. All it needed was a couple of million red wiggler worms.

Oprah Winfrey says her Book Club grew out of a desire to talk to authors after finishing their books. While the original version of the club ended when Winfrey's television show went off the air in 2011, it has now been rebooted online and on the new Oprah Winfrey Network as Book Club 2.0.

The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace Long, also included a public apology from the city of Concord for its role in his imprisonment.

Newtown, Conn., is still reeling from the shock of last week's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Sadness is everywhere as the first of many funerals were held Monday. The police investigation continues but most of the big questions about the attack remain unanswered at this time.

Mugshots, testimonies, jail intake ledgers and crime scene photos are among the items showcased in the project.

The Dartmouth men's basketball team is set to vote on whether to form the first union in college sports.

Apfel's late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for decades. She became a fashion model at 97.

Poured Things. Maestromboli. The Calzone of Interest. If you've got a crowd coming over for the Academy Awards, let us help you feed them.

The American finished finished her gold medal run in the 400m hurdles 1.5 seconds faster than her teammate Anna Cockrell who won silver. McLaughlin-Levrone also bested her world record.

Russia is experiencing its first anthrax outbreak in more than 70 years. One child died. Health officials think it might have been triggered by warming permafrost, which unleashed dormant bacteria.

For most students in the Tampa Bay region, school starts Aug. 12. On Wednesday, Hillsborough district officials unveiled new programs and priorities to help students succeed.

Yes this year is historic, but how is the 2016 election year different? Voters from around the country weigh in.