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Research shows K-12 students in different states spend wildly different amounts of time in school, and suggests the nation's schools could be much better about using the learning time they do have.

"I am deeply troubled by the false allegations regarding the management of the Kennedy Center," Deborah Rutter wrote in a statement.

The median sales price of existing homes set a new record in June. But home sales were actually at a nine-month low in the same period.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the U.S. Open, the NFL season opener and four MLB pennant races to watch.

Nearly five months since the devastating fire in Lahaina killed 100 people, displaced residents are still struggling to figure out long-term housing, and tourism still hasn't fully bounced back.

Prominent former prosecutors are starting their own law firms after they leave Justice Department service. That says a lot about the DOJ and Big Law firms.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions — again — after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in an extra-inning thriller to win Game Seven. The Dodgers are the first repeat winners since 2000.

David Greene talks to David Wessel, of the Brookings Institution and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, about the Earned Income Tax Credit. It's one of the government's anti-poverty programs.

Those chills up and down your spine could mean more than just the thrill. An anthropologist tells us what these scary stories reveal. Click — if you dare — for tales of terror.

A 93-year-old grandmother and her 42-year-old grandson just finished a tour of all 63 U.S. national parks. They became internet celebrities along the way.