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House Republicans tapped Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. A vote on Wednesday will determine if the fourth time to elect a nominee as speaker will be the charm.

Michigan clawed its way to victory Monday, defeating UConn and securing the school's second NCAA men's basketball title. NPR's A Martinez talks to Martenzie Johnson of ESPN and Andscape about the win.

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.

Failure was not an option when Léon arrived in New York, a determined 24-year-old pianist from Cuba. At nearly 80, she says some things haven't changed.

In The New American Cooking, cookbook author Joan Nathan showcases some of the more unusual items that are turning up on America's tables — plantains, pomegranates and other once-obscure ingredients.

Maine could get a foot and a half of snow, while Massachusetts and Connecticut could see an additional 12 inches on top of what's already still on the ground.

When two long shots joined the top Republican candidates for governor at a debate Wednesday, they produced a night to remember.

Jiang Jeimin, who oversees China's state-run companies, is being investigated for a "serious violation of discipline."

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has promised to push back on the strikes, lodges a formal protest with a top U.S. envoy in Islamabad.

The latest group to win NBC's a cappella competition The Sing-Off is back with a new album. The group has racked up millions of views on YouTube, but its members say they're more than novelty singers.