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Thousands of people marched though the streets of Jena, La. on Thursday in support of six black teens arrested for allegedly attacking a white classmate. Blogger Shawn Williams explains how African-American bloggers have helped drive the public outcry.

It's a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain's MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she'll be C.

President Trump's immigration policy is complicating Republicans' attempts to maintain control of Congress. A recent crackdown in Maine, for instance, put the focus on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

An intense debate is underway in Pakistan over what to do about a surge of deadly Taliban attacks. The city's chief counterterrosim officer was killed a few weeks ago. Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam Khan was and remains a legendary figure.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Republican strategist Brendan Buck about House Republicans narrowing down their candidate pool for speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy was ousted more than two weeks ago.

The band's latest archival release — Dave's Picks, Volume 49 — made the list. That gave the Grateful Dead its 59th Top 40 album – one more than both Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

A giant sinkhole swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, leaving a gaping chasm where kids often play. No injuries were reported.

Vice President Harris heads to France, a trip where she will have face time with more than two dozen world leaders, and a chance to build up her track record on international diplomacy.

India's top court refused to legalize same-sex marriages. The five judges hearing the case ruled that only the Indian parliament could make that decision.

The Trump administration is attempting to keep Alina Habba in her interim position as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, despite a court's selection of another official for that role.