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Investigadores de Michigan State University dicen que una ley estatal que anteriormente exigía que los estudiantes con bajo rendimiento repitieran el tercer grado tuvo un impacto desproporcionado en los estudiantes desfavorecidos.

One focus of the probe appears to be on the World Anti-Doping Agency, which reviewed repeated positive drug tests by elite Chinese swimmers.

A new study suggests ants therapeutically amputate the limbs of injured buddies to save them. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 2, 2024.)

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Kate Cary, who wrote speeches for President George H.W. Bush, and Paul Orzulak, who was a Clinton administration peechwriter, about current presidential politics.

The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer, from the center-left Labour Party. It was a near wipeout for the Conservatives -- the party's worst defeat in its nearly 200-year history.

The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter who gave us "Pure Imagination," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Goldfinger" and "Talk to the Animals."

2002: Michigan eliminated a law that prohibited using profanity in public. This change came after Timothy Boomer, while canoeing on the Rifle River, was issued a ticket for swearing loudly in front of families and a sheriff's deputy. Boomer contested the ticket, leading the Michigan Court of Appeals to rule that swearing is protected speech. Judge William B. Murphy emphasized that prosecuting people for insulting language could potentially criminalize a large portion of the population.

The Michigan Department of Transportation is working to add four pedestrian islands on MLK Jr. Boulevard between Victor Avenue and Cavanaugh Road.

The historical quilting collective Gee's Bend has made colorful imagination for decades. Now, they are working to monetize their artistry.

As part of a weeklong series on new American citizens, Khadija Mohamed, who is originally from the Canada, explains what it means to her to be an American.