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The 39-year-old former South Bend, Ind. mayor is both the first openly gay man confirmed to a Cabinet position and the youngest member of President Biden's Cabinet.

Lawyers for the family of Tyre King argue in a new federal court filing that the white Columbus Police officer who fatally shot him does not have legal immunity from claims in a civil rights lawsuit because the shooting wasn't justified.

Many K-12 students are back in classrooms this spring but when school is out for the summer, they won’t have a place to get the free or reduced meals provided by schools. With the pandemic, the normal summer food service program will also be a little different this year.

COVID cases continue to climb in Ohio, and many school districts have mandated students and teachers wear masks inside buildings, including the state’s largest districts. But what about those districts that have not done that? The Ohio Department of Health’s incoming director explains parents should have their children wear masks anyway.

OSU football coach Ryan Day remembers former OSU quarterback Dwayne Haskins as someone who followed his dream of leading the Buckeyes and made it come true.

On Oct. 11, 2001, more than 5,000 Kansans took part in a project called "A Day in My Community." They kept a diary for a single day, to leave a historical record of their lives at the beginning of the millennium. In a six-part weekly series, Morning Edition brings you some of their Prairie Diaries.

The fate of an ex-Columbus police officer is now in the hands of a Franklin County jury.

James will be held without bail after his arraignment Thursday on charges of conducting a violent attack against a mass transportation system.

In Nepal, Maoist rebels have waged a war against the king for a decade. A visit to the heartland of the Maoist rebellion in Nepal reveals more about the roots of this decade-long civil war and its effects on women and children.

Hear this week's essential listening with new music from My Morning Jacket, Sharon Van Etten, Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos and more.