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NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Jamie Wilson, Superintendent of the Denton Independent School District, about plans to offer a Virtual Academy next year for families who want remote learning.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with shipping supply expert Christopher Rogers about the stuck ship in the Suez Canal and the implications for the supply chain.

Saturday was the deadliest day yet since a military coup took control in Myanmar. At least 114 people died as the military cracked down on protesters.

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a growing number of lawmakers are calling for a revamp of U.S. policy to better target domestic terrorists.

The container ship Ever Given has finally been unstuck from the Suez Canal, but there will be lingering consequences to its nearly week-long blockade of the vital trade corridor.

Voting ends today on a high-profile unionization effort at an Amazon warehouse in Bessember, Ala. If workers there vote for the union, it would be the company's first unionized workplace in the U.S.

As opening up after a year of the pandemic becomes more and more real, we hear from across the country what people are most excited about — from hugging family members to entering high school.

Buildings account for about 12% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Massachusetts is trying to reduce that by retrofitting the state's iconic triple-deckers.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky issued a stark and emotional warning of "impending doom" as infections, hospitalization and deaths rise, fueling fears of yet another deadly surge.

Democrats say voter protections, police reform, climate change — virtually the entire Biden agenda — will be abandoned if the Senate does not abolish the filibuster.

The California Supreme Court has eliminated cash bail for defendants who can't afford it — writing that "conditioning freedom solely on whether an arrestee can afford bail is unconstitutional."

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has reshuffled his cabinet, replacing several key ministers.