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Reporters from The Chronicle of Higher Education discovered that "Drew Cloud" was made up from thin air. The "news" site was created by a student loan refinancing company.

A state official flashed her credentials and powerful connections after a traffic stop involving her daughter. She profanely told a policeman to shut up. She no longer holds the post.

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody at his home outside Sacramento, not far from where officials say a decade-long crime spree of dozens of rapes and murders began in the 1970s.

Universities and ranch land advocates are offering estate planning classes to ranchers with a goal of saving their land from redevelopment.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rev. John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, about the college basketball commission that issued recommendations Tuesday that would toughen penalties for NCAA rules-violations.

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt appears on Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time since a string of ethics allegations. But what has he done at the agency and what are the questions he may face about his conduct there?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Joe Chenelly, executive director of AMVETS about the stalled confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Police in Sacramento announced they have arrested a suspect in the Golden State killer case — allegedly responsible for 12 homicides and 45 rapes in the 1970s and '80s.

The White House is standing by Ronny Jackson, its nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, amid allegations about his workplace behavior. It also insists vetting of Jackson was thorough.

Muslim immigration to the U.S. is down sharply in the past year. The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the president's travel ban this week.

It came down to freedom of speech, according to Fresno State President Joseph Castro. He noted Randa Jarrar made the remarks in a "private capacity," even as he called her conduct an embarrassment.

Russia has been waging a broad, concerted campaign of influence against the U.S. that includes a number of both overt and clandestine elements.