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Ander Monson's new essay collection is a thoughtful, original celebration of libraries; more than just buildings full of books, they're a living exchange of ideas and a way for people to connect.

With the film Concussion playing in multiplexes, NPR's Rachel Martin revisits several perspectives on the injury and the role it's played in football. Is the game worth the risk of brain injury?

The question has been dividing educators, politicians and taxpayers for decades: When it comes to improving schools, does money matter?

The spy chief also told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that discontent in Russia has created a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity to recruit Russians to spy on behalf of the U.S.

This year's finalists in the Student Podcast Challenge, College Edition, give us a glimpse at life on, and off, campus.

Researchers surveyed more than 33,000 community college students and found that a greater number are going without food and housing than previously thought.

The Mexican president is the latest North American official to slam Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star after reports surfaced this week alleging some migrants were denied water and even pushed back into the Rio Grande.

For 36 hours, dozens of police, veterinarians and hunters scoured a wooded German suburb while warning residents a lion could be at large. Turns out they may have misjudged a video of the animal.

The FIFA Women's World Cup has started, this year with new countries and more teams than ever.

The USWNT is hoping its mix of veterans and rookies will become the first team to win three straight World Cups. They'll start by taking on a nation playing in its very first.