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A search team believes it has discovered the wreckage of the El Faro is shown in this undated handout photo provided by Tote Maritime in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Wreckage Thought To Be Missing El Faro Cargo Ship Found

10:27am November 01, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The National Transportation Safety Board said if the downed vessel is confirmed to be the El Faro, a video camera will begin documenting the ship and the debris found at a depth of 15,000 feet.

Rob Poirier sits next to John Boehner most days at Pete's Diner.

Pete's Diner, Where John Boehner Can Be A 'Regular Guy'

10:26am November 01, 2015

by Will Huntsberry

Boehner has eaten breakfast at the Capitol Hill restaurant for nearly 20 years. "All of us call him John-John. None of us call him House speaker, none of us call him by that," owner Gum Tong said.

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Can Democrats Find Their Southern Charm?

9:42am November 01, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Governors races in Kentucky and Louisiana are within reach for Democrats this month — thanks to both appealing moderate candidates and flawed GOP nominees.

'Ridiculous Fun' Helps A Blogger See Through Depression's Darkness

6:20am November 01, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

Since childhood, humor writer Jenny Lawson has struggled with mental health issues. In her latest book, Furiously Happy, she explains what it means to fight back with spiteful happiness.

The Changing Role Of Police In American Classrooms

7:43pm October 31, 2015

The confrontation between a school resource officer and a student in a South Carolina school has revived questions about the role of law enforcement in the nation's classrooms.

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Lynda Trang Dai sits inside her restaurant, Lynda Sandwich, in Orange County, Calif.

At This Sandwich Shop, A Vietnamese Pop Star Serves Up Banh Mi

5:38pm October 31, 2015

by Lisa Morehouse

Lynda Trang Dai, known as the "Vietnamese Madonna," performs around the world. Back home in California, she's got a different starring role: she's the only one to whip up her sandwiches' secret sauce.

A still image from Guillermo del Toro's new movie, Crimson Peak. Twenty-two percent of audiences on any given weekend are Latino. But when it comes to horror films, that proportion jumps to as much as half the box office.

Why Latinos Heart Horror Films

5:37pm October 31, 2015

by Vanessa Rancaño

Latino audiences can make or break horror films in the box office, but right now their presence behind the camera might be even more significant.

Same great political coverage, new place.

'It's All Politics' Is Moving To NPRPolitics.org

5:03pm October 31, 2015

by Amita Kelly

You can find the same great news coverage, analysis, fact checking and more from NPR's political team streamlined at nprpolitics.org.

Oliver Elementary School in Birgmingham, Ala., where Ann Marie Corgill taught until Friday. The recent Alabama Teacher of the Year says she quit her job after being told she wasn't highly qualified to teach fifth grade.

Recent Teacher Of The Year Resigns In Alabama Over Certification Issues

3:01pm October 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"After 21 years of teaching in grades 1-6 I have no answers as to why this is a problem now," Ann Marie Corgill wrote, refusing to pay fees and take tests for another state certification.

Without a school athletic field, the Power Center Academy rugby team practices in a city park nearby, changing clothes in the dugout next to a baseball backstop.

An Inner-City Team Is Putting U.S. Rugby On The Map

2:23pm October 31, 2015

by Christopher Blank

While it's a popular sport overseas, rugby has never had a strong foothold in the U.S. One Memphis program is now having a lot of success, earning even international attention.

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