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Scholars and teachers are fighting back at Florida standards that limit the teaching of Black history. They're holding a conference in Jacksonville next month.

Scout was living at the Antrim County Animal Shelter in Bellaire, Mich., until he repeatedly escaped to a nearby nursing home. Residents there were such a fan that they adopted Scout.

President-elect Obama got down to business in Chicago this week. He chose Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff, got his first classified intelligence briefings and faced reporters for the first time since the election.

Cooling centers will be open Thursday and Friday at various times.

Gil Scott-Heron's posthumously published memoir, The Last Holiday, is a triumphant and moving account of a life dedicated to art and activism.

The jackpot is the world's second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19.

After 22 years with the show, Davies is cutting back on his workload. He chats with Terry Gross about some of his most memorable interviews, and the preparation that goes into each conversation.

The shut down, ordered by the Buffalo Police Department, came less than a day after a Buffalo man was injured in the club's fourth shooting of the year.

The state comes first this year as President Biden looks to energize a key part of his base; Black voters account for about 60% of the Democratic Party's electorate in South Carolina.

Later this spring, 158 of the cherry blossom trees will be cut down as part of a project to rebuild and raise the seawalls around the Tidal Basin.