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Georgetown University says it will try to atone to the descendants of slaves sold more than a century ago. One concrete step is "preferential admissions" for descendants, but it doesn't help everyone.

It's a pilot project to reach youth who are at risk of infection — and reluctant to come to clinics because of the stigma around HIV/AIDS. Is anyone buying?

TV critic David Bianculli reviews Fox's remake of the classic '70s musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show,and season 3 of Black Mirroron Netflix.He says both shows leave viewers fully entertained.

Donald Trump says he will double the U.S. growth rate; that requires getting more people into the workforce. The president-elect also plans to limit immigration, the biggest source of new workers.

The Alabama Crimson Tide plays the Clemson Tigers almost a year to the day since the two teams vied for last year's title. Alabama won that game 45-40. Alabama has won 4 of the last 7 championships.

Proposition 58 would lift the current restrictions on teaching core subjects in a language other than English.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Holly Frew, emergency communications manager for the aid group CARE, about aid relief in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew.

The measure would streamline the legislative process by decreasing the power of the Senate. It is opposed by a populist movement rising in the polls.

India recently decided to make its 500 and 1,000 rupee notes worthless overnight creating a major fallout for citizens. It's wedding season, when many families hoard cash. One man's family had to deal with exchanging a huge amount of defunct rupees.

Thousands of foreign nationals with critical skills have served in the U.S. military in exchange for citizenship. The Trump administration is considering ending the program.