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  • Security Tops Agenda as Bush Seeks Second Term
    Accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, President Bush outlines proposals addressing education, health care and other domestic issues, while attacking Sen. John Kerry. But the post-Sept. 11 world and war on terrorism dominate Bush's speech. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.
  • Gandhi Won't Take India's Top Spot
    Sonia Gandhi, heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, gives up her chance to become prime minister, reportedly to protect her Congress Party's new government from attacks over her Italian birth. Manmohan Singh, architect of the country's financial reforms, is now seen as the favorite to become prime minister. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.
  • Jazz Standard, One Of New York's Top Clubs, Closes Due To Pandemic
    It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club's closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.
  • Obama fills out NCAA bracket.
    #SportsReport: No NCAA Bracket For Trump
    NBA:In the NBA, Boston topped Philadelphia 116-108, Milwaukee bested Brooklyn 129-125, Oklahoma City beat the Knicks 116-105, New Orleans won against…
  • Students from a Harlem Children's Zone school visit Hunter College in New York. College visits are one way schools encourage students to attend college after graduation; now, a growing number of schools are working to help students <em>succeed</em> in college as well.
    Beyond College-Ready: Top Charter Schools Support Graduates In College
    Many elite charter schools boast of making students from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds ready for college. Now some programs are focused on helping more of those students finish their degrees.
  • Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract
    Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion in the third quarter. The disappointing earnings report comes the same day as striking machinists are voting on a new contract offer.
  • Sending a text to a friend can bring a smile to your face. Now, research suggests it could also help bring long-term health benefits.
    What's the #1 thing to change to be happier? A top happiness researcher weighs in
    There are plenty of factors in life that contribute to happiness. But could keeping in touch with your loved ones be the most important?
  • Lynx Sightings on the Rise in Vermont
    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says sightings of Canada lynx are on the rise in the Northeast Kingdom.Officials say there were only four…
  • A playground full of children lies in front of the Conte Community School's concrete facade
    Pittsfield Schools Seek Almost $3 Million Budget Increase For 2020
    Jake McCandless became the superintendent of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts public schools in 2013. As the city of around 43,000 puts together its budget…
  • Journalist Richard Preston
    Journalist Richard Preston is the author of the best seller The Hot Zone, about the ebola virus. His new book, The Demon in the Freezer, is about the smallpox virus and the scientists at the CDC who are working with live smallpox in order to develop a drug that could fight it -- should the virus be used in biological warfare. The smallpox virus was eradicated from humans in 1979. Now it can be found -- officially -- in two high-security freezers: one at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and at Vector Institute in Siberia.
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