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Melissa Block, one of two NPR correspondents who were in China at the time the earthquake struck, visited a school Monday where hundreds of children are feared dead. She recounts the scene where dozens of families, "heads bowed in unspeakable pain," sat with young, lifeless victims.

The nation's unemployment rate stands at 7.2 percent. Employers cut 524,000 jobs in December. The losses were large and widespread in nearly every industry. It's the 12th straight month of declines. In 2008, more than 2.5 million jobs were cut from payrolls — the most jobs lost since 1945.

Dev Shah won by correctly spelling "psammophile," a noun that is used to describe animals and plants that prefer to live in sandy soil environments

When Grace Mariani graduated from Seton Hall University this week, the school president had a special gift for Justin, her service dog.

The political party that runs Pakistan's parliament announces Saturday the candidate it wants to become the country's new prime minister: Yousaf Raza Gilani. He is likely to assume the post on Monday.

In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin chronicles the U.S. ambassador William Dodd's attempts to warn the U.S. of the growing threat that the Nazi Party posed.

On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Ukrainian troops, saying there would be no easy victories in the counter-offensive to retake Russian-occupied territory.

What do we know? What do they know? How much can we really know?

This year's class of honorees included comedian and actor Billy Crystal, opera singer Renée Fleming, the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb, rapper and actress Queen Latifah, and singer Dionne Warwick.

The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient, classical and house in this performance.

High school drumlines from around the country are gearing up for one of the biggest competitions of their lives.

Using modular parts, wikis and how-to videos, Marcin Jakubowski presents 50 machines — such as a tractor, brick press and circuit board maker — for a do-it-yourself civilization.