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Craig Adams Jr., 18, is working toward his high school degree at the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans, pictured here.

New Orleans Schools, 10 Years After Katrina: Beacon Or Warning?

The system has shown the largest, fastest improvement of any district in the nation, and yet it still ranks second from the bottom in the state.

Somalis living in the Dadaab camp in Kenya gather to watch the arrival of the United Nations high commissioner for refugees last May.

The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like A Slum/Star Wars Mashup

But for thousands of Somali refugees, the camp in Dadaab, Kenya, is the only home they've ever known.

Prosecutor Robert Zauzmer (left) from the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia will head up the Justice Department's effort on pardons.

New Pardon Chief In Obama Justice Department Inherits A Huge Backlog

Veteran Philadelphia prosecutor Robert Zauzmer is heading up a key priority in the final year of Obama's presidency. He tells NPR he has seen too many unfair sentences levied for low-level offenders.

Jason Kander, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, delivers his concession speech to supporters at Uptown Theater on Nov. 9, 2016 in Kansas City, Mo. (Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

Missouri's Political Path From Purple To Light Pink

There are now just two statewide Democratic officials, and one of them, Sen. Claire McCaskill, is in the midst of a hard re-election race.

So What Are The Chances Richard Cordray Runs For Ohio Governor?

For a guy who refuses to talk about the subject, former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has nearly everybody in Ohio Democratic Party politics...

Pat Wilkins didn't plan to live in Ghana. But the former New Yorker is now so much a part of the society that, as one Ghanaian puts it, "We don't even see her as an American. She is family to us."

New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana

Pat Wilkins had a "high maintenance life" with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she decided to diverge from that path.

U.S.-China Trade War Boosts Vietnamese City's Economy

Vietnam's economy grew faster than any mature country last year, partly because of the trade war. Manufacturers are leaving empty factories in China and are fleeing to cities like Hai Phong.

A staffer at the Right to Care AIDS clinic in Johannesburg administers an HIV test on a young boy. South Africa is one of the countries that receives funds from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America

The president's State of the Union address made a bold pledge. But his 2019 budget proposal calls for massive cuts to foreign assistance programs that address AIDS.

Tommy Thrall joins the Reds radio team after seven years with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

Meet Tommy Thrall, Reds New Radio Announcer

A few things to know about Tommy Thrall, new Reds radio announcer: He loves baseball and he loves radio. He grew up listening to Hall of Famer Denny...

Voters head to the polls in Ohio's Licking County in 2018. Former President Donald Trump won 63% of the vote in the county in last year's presidential election, en route to easily carrying the state for the second time.

Much Of Ohio Is Trump Country. And That Complicates Things For The GOP

GOP politics in Ohio has changed in the Trump era. And a trip to the state reveals some mixed views among Republicans about the outsized influence Trump retains in the state.

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