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Executive Who Spearheaded NPR's Digital Strategy To Leave Network

Kinsey Wilson "is widely credited with positioning NPR as a leader in the digital space," according to NPR's CEO.

Construction workers building a commercial complex Thursday in Springfield, Ill., earlier this month. The sector has been on a gradual rebound following a devastating hit during the housing collapse in 2008.

Unemployment Ticks Up To 6.2 Percent; 209,000 Jobs Added

The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the rate for July was little changed from June's 6.1 percent.

6 Potential Brain Benefits Of Bilingual Education

Kids are showing reading gains in dual-language classrooms. There may be underlying brain advantages at work.

The House Jan. 6 committee schedules a last-minute hearing for Tuesday

This will be the sixth hearing for the Democratic-led committee, which has spent the last few weeks building a case around former President Donald Trump and his influence on the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Workers from the Anna Creek cattle ranch take a break from work on the Oodnadatta Track.

For Sale: 1.6 Percent Of Australia, Including World's Biggest Cattle Ranch

The parcel, along with the company that owns it, is on the market for more than $300 million. To sweeten the deal, the buyer would also get about 160,000 head of cattle.

Bangladeshi firefighters work to extinguish a blaze in an office building in Dhaka Thursday. The large and deadly fire — the latest in a string of such disasters in the city — forced people to try to climb down to safety.

High-Rise Fire Kills At Least 6, Creates Panic In Bangladesh Capital

At least one person was seen falling from the building, as a large crowd on the street watched people try to climb down using ropes or cables.

In this June 2018 photo, Christian, from Honduras, recounts his separation from his child at the border. A judge has given the federal government six months to identify children separated from their families.

Court Orders Administration To Identify Separated Migrant Children Within 6 Months

The government lost track of thousands of kids it had separated from families trying to cross at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now the administration has six months to find them.

An individual wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan forces Saturday, killing two U.S. service members and injuring six others.

2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 6 Wounded In Afghanistan Attack

An individual wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan force with a machine gun on Saturday. It's unknown if the shooter was an Afghan soldier or had stolen the uniform.

Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith said a school bus rear-ended a car early Tuesday morning, then struck a pillar at a cemetery and veered into oncoming traffic, smashing into a Maryland Transit Administration bus on the driver's side.

School Bus Hits Car, Pillar And Commuter Bus In Baltimore, Killing 6

No children were on the yellow school bus at the time of the accident, police say. The school bus was traveling to pick up a student when the series of crashes occurred. The driver is among the dead.

Six-year-old Jerry Morrison and his uncle Joey Jefferson, a NASA engineer, talk about their mutual love for learning about space, in November 2019 at their StoryCorps interview in Los Angeles.

A NASA Engineer Tells 6-Year-Old Nephew To Aim High

Six-year old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with space — a love that intensifies when talking to his uncle, a NASA engineer. "I learned from you a lot," Morrison told him. "More than I could imagine."

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