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Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.

At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 have been wounded in the unrest as protesters demand better public services, an end to corruption and more opportunity.

Aroostook County has reported fewer than 40 COVID-19 cases since March. But even in an area with low infection rates, back to school looks a little different.

Toss me an aggie...It's World Marbles Day!Today is Friday, April 19, 2019, the 109th day of the year, 63 days till summer, and a mere 570 days until the…

A man fired shots into a group of protesters in a park in Louisville, Ky. Demonstrators have gathered at the park for weeks to protest the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

Congressional leaders unveiled new highlights for a fiscal year 2020 budget agreement. It boosts spending for census, federal workers and the military, election security and border security efforts.

Park officials said a crush of visitors moving through the trails was beginning to run afoul of social distancing.

The new term, which begins Monday, will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.

NPR's Scott Simon tells a tale of two piping plovers, endangered birds who've returned to Chicago to pair up and possibly raise another family of chicks.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Mark Oppenheimer and his six-year-old daughter Anna, a young extrovert who's had to adjust to the quarantine lifestyle.

It's Cut-Out Snowflake Day!Today is Friday, the 27th of December of 2019.It is the 361st day of the year.Four days remain until the end of the year.83…

President Trump has signed the latest economic relief package, this one aimed at small businesses and hospitals.