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Commentator John Ridley goes in search of the most controversial media outlet at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. That would the 24-hour Qatar-based Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera.

By Joyce KryszakBuffalo, NY – The state's new higher academic standards are leaving poorer children farther behind. The State Board of Regents Thursday…

Al Sharpton says the Constitution ought to guarantee Americans access to quality health care and education. The outspoken preacher and social activist says he's running for president because voters need a clear alternative to the incumbent. NPR's Bob Edwards speaks with Sharpton.

Holiday spending will be up nearly 5 percent this year, according to the National Retail Federation. WBFO’s Ashley Hirtzel spoke to an advisor from…

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the Teamsters' endorsement of Democrat Al Gore for President. James Hoffa, President of the Teamsters says the decision is based on a poll of the union's one-point-five-million members. Gore received an enthusiastic welcome at the Teamsters' convention in Las Vegas yesterday and then appeared last night at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, hosted by Rob Reiner.

A day after the hurricane hit Houston, Al-Salam mosque in Houston welcomed people displaced by flooding. "I'm Catholic and my husband is Jewish, but it is beyond all that," says one volunteer.

By Mark ScottAlbany, NY – The State Education Department released its school report cards Wednesday that assessed every public school in the state. While…