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The Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Janice Rogers Brown, President Bush's nominee to serve on the federal bench. As the result of a bipartisan compromise over judicial filibusters, the nomination of the California jurist -- who had been one of the nominees Senate Democrats had threatened to filibuster -- is unlikely to be disputed.

A teacher's students became enthusiastic about her summer side hustle. In the end, everybody learned something without even trying.

James Fallows of The Atlantic met Neil Armstrong at a gathering of some of America's greatest aviators and astronauts, and even in that crowd, Armstrong stood out. Saturday, the astronaut's family announced he had died at the age of 82. Guest host Laura Sullivan speaks with Fallows about Armstrong's legacy.

A Pennsylvania judge ruled Wednesday that comedian Bill Cosby can be forced to stand trial on criminal charges that he allegedly drugged a woman and sexually assaulted her.

Laura Pollan, a founder of Cuba's Ladies in White, the island's most prominent dissident group, died Friday at age 63 after a brief illness. Her death comes at a difficult time for the group, as it struggles to broaden its message beyond freedom for jailed dissidents.

The Cherokee High School Lady Braves basketball team won the North Carolina state championship this year, bringing pride and joy to their tribe and community.

Getting water has been a struggle for people in Asheville, N.C., where the water system was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.

The European Commission alleges that by forcing device-makers to install Google apps on Android devices it gains a significant advantage over competitors. Google plans to appeal.

Still without running water after Helene, schools in Asheville, N.C., can't hold in-person classes. Now the school system has decided to drill its own wells.

Ben Franklin called the bald eagle "a bird of bad moral character." Talkin' Birds host Ray Brown tells NPR's Scott Simon that some argue the golden eagle might be a better national symbol.