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A new school year begins Monday in Springfield, Massachusetts where rising standardized test scores and a falling dropout rate are seen as signs of a…

The recordings are a document of the first minutes following the mass shooting in Colorado.

Outside the movie theater in Aurora, Colo, where Friday's deadly shooting occurred, there's a makeshift memorial at the edge of a hot and dusty lot. There are hundreds of candles and flowers, American flags and signs memorializing the victims. There are also some signs around town that life is starting to return to normal.

Albany County leaders rallied round the mayor of Green Island this week to address what they say is a "flood insurance crisis" that threatens the…

The campaigns in the race for Saratoga County Sheriff are intensifying, and some big political names have taken an interest in the candidates.On September…

Ho Van Thanh fled the Vietnam War with his infant son in 1973. Father and son returned to civilization this week.

A potential flooding disaster averted, Albany city and county officials continue to monitor the situation where the Normans Kill creek flows between two…

Hear stories from New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr.'s upbringing, words from his mentee, drummer Joe Dyson, and a performance on his home turf recorded at Snug Harbor.

The memorandum has new language to better protect student privacy

On Dec. 5, 2002, Strom Thurmond marks his 100th birthday -- another milestone for the colorful lawmaker who in 1996 set the record as the oldest living member of the U.S. Senate. NPR's David Welna reports.