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VCU's pep band plays during Friday's game against St. Mary's at the NCAAs in Albany.

UConn rolls to second round as NCAA men's tournament returns to Albany; Pitino's future unclear

The NCAA men's basketball tournament returned to Albany Friday for the first time since 2003.

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have been sparring over energy policy. McCain's plan to expand offshore oil drilling seems to be catching on. Obama has responded with his own call for energy rebates, to be funded by a windfall tax on oil companies.

David Crosby (from left), Graham Nash and Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash onstage in Los Angeles in 2010. They're supporting former bandmate Neil Young in pulling material from Spotify.

David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills ask to pull their content from Spotify

The former bandmates of Neil Young say they are supporting his protest against COVID-19 misinformation on the music-streaming platform.

Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border

Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.

Once among the 80,000+ missing service members, a WWII Navy aviator is laid to rest

Sept. 15 is national POW MIA day. More than 80,000 service members that served in the last century are still unaccounted for. One of those missing until recently was Navy Aviator Wilbur Mitts.

President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the East Room of the White House on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington.

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he'll act on their warnings about climate change

Biden said his administration is requesting Congress approve $200 million in new assistance for the region, including financing to help the islands prepare for climate and natural hazards.

32 Chunk, known for his girth and a scar on his muzzle, has become one of the most dominant males on the Brooks River. But is that enough for him to win Fat Bear Week?

Chonky and they know it: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week

Explaining the draw of gawking at massive bears, a park ranger says, "You can follow the bears for years and really get to know their lives and their personalities and their soap operas."

Rogovoy Report 8/2/24

Four-time Tony Award-nominated choreographer and 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient Camille A. Brown brings her company of dancers to Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., this weekend to perform the world premiere of I AM, a work inspired by both the HBO series Lovecraft Country and the rhythms of the movie Drumline. Performances are today through Sunday at 2pm, and Saturday at 8pm. (Fri, Aug 2-Sun, Aug 4)

College students are back on campus and continuing their calls for divestment from war

As college students return to class, there are renewed calls, over the war in Gaza, for divestment. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Todd Ely, of the University of Colorado Denver, about divestment.

Senate GOP campaign arm urges candidates to back IVF after Alabama court ruling

Concerned Republicans are pointing to polling that shows an overwhelming majority of voters support access to fertility treatments. Reproductive rights are a leading issue in congressional races.

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