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Let's begin with a question. What are the most difficult things to do in developing democracies like Nigeria? Experts suggest two answers: managing elections and controlling corruption. There is no ...

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Angie Mentink is making history in the Mariners broadcast booth this season. But her most important job, she says, is being a ...

Writing and motherhood, both huge time sucks on their own, become especially daunting when one tries to undertake them simultaneously. Ask Jennifer Case, whose essay collection "We Are Animals" sorts ...

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 13 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children.

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Authorities have identified a man they believe could be linked to the disappearance of a missing 15-year-old girl in Utah.

A Massachusetts wife and husband remain committed to their mission of carrying out the legacy of their daughter Sidney Mae ...

In our latest installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers discuss how much horror is too much for kids to watch in movies.

The boys never lost a Babe Ruth-autographed ball or faced a menacing dog beyond the outfield fence, but they forged a ...