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Loosely structured as a stroll through New York City, Roger Rosenblatt's memoir includes playful, endearing anecdotes from his childhood in Gramercy Park. But critic Heller McAlpin notes that his rambling riffs and excruciatingly slow pace make it a difficult read.

As hard-line House Republicans move to oust Kevin McCarthy from his speakership, Democrats say they won't help him. "Let them wallow in their pigsty of incompetence," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

No state has seen as steep a drop in teacher salaries over the past few years. Legislators also halted a salary bump for teachers with master's degrees and cut a cap on class size. "Teachers are really questioning why they want to teach," says the head of a state advocacy group.

Stephen McCauley's comic novel offers readers the gift of laughter as well as a more expansive image of what family can be. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it was a perfect January read.

It used to be all about 99 counties - visiting every single one in Iowa while campaigning. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just did it. But former President Donald Trump still remains the front-runner.

Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used.

Sports commentator Terry Pluto talks about what generational college basketball star Caitlin Clark means to the sport and to the city of Cleveland as it gets set to host the NCAA Women's Final Four.

Aid for Israel became more urgent after the weekend's attack, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. After months of delays, he is also putting forward a bill that provide additional aid to Ukraine.

From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.

For more than sixty years, the town of Hinckley in northeast Ohio has celebrated the return of their turkey vultures on March 15.