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NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

Recent ICE raids in Puerto Rico have mostly rounded up Dominican immigrants. The island is now reckoning with the role that longstanding anti-Dominican racism and racial profiling may be playing.

President Trump said Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, ending 12 days of conflict.

Mandolin orchestras were everywhere during the early 20th Century. It turns out that the Bay Area is the birthplace of a mandolin super-group founded by a man who doesn't even play the instrument. He wanted to honor the memory of a Jewish mandolin ensemble whose members perished in the Holocaust.

In a surprisingly strong debut, the Mexican American band Fuerza Regida just hit #2 on the U.S. Billboard album chart with their ninth album. {STATIONS NOTE: The Spanish word "puta" was bleeped at the :15 mark after the intro}

NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.

Donald Trump was inaugurated as President for a second time yesterday in Washington, but his ascension to the top and his inaugural address drew a cold reaction from some Bay Area politicians.

It was a week that saw not only more twists in the tariffs saga but also Trump's big Hill address, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, more firings at agencies, and more. NPR keeps track, day by day.

After a couple extremely slow years, more inventory is finally hitting the market this spring. But buyers might be put off by high prices and an unsteady economy.

In what was arguably the most unusual inauguration in American history, President Donald Trump pledged a "golden age" for the country. Here are the key moments.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mike Vorkunov from the Athletic about the high stakes game in the NBA finals on Sunday.