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School vouchers are a top priority for Gov. Abbott in Texas, where the legislature is poised to pass a $1 billion plan. Democrats say the money would be better used to strengthen public schools.

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

The Club World Cup men's soccer tournament is set to kick off across the U.S. on Saturday, with some of the top teams around the world competing for a brand new trophy — and a whole lot of cash.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Marty Skovlund, co-author of a book with Joe Kent, who resigned his position as the Trump administration's top counterterrorism official.

Ukraine invaded Russia this week - an attack that was shocking in scope and execution. Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into western Russia is now in its fifth day.

Prominent former prosecutors are starting their own law firms after they leave Justice Department service. That says a lot about the DOJ and Big Law firms.

In a surprise win, conservative challenger Michele Morrow won the Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, beating the incumbent, Catherine Truitt by about 4% of the vote. Maurice, who goes by “Mo” Green won the Democratic primary with nearly 66%.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday afternoon that educators and support staff will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine starting…

Those chills up and down your spine could mean more than just the thrill. An anthropologist tells us what these scary stories reveal. Click — if you dare — for tales of terror.

David Greene talks to David Wessel, of the Brookings Institution and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, about the Earned Income Tax Credit. It's one of the government's anti-poverty programs.