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Syrian-American cantor Henry Hamra at the Central Synagogue of Aleppo, once the center of a thriving Jewish community in the northern Syrian city. The Syrian government transferred control of Jewish sites in December to Hamra's Jewish heritage organization.

Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

NPR/Ipsos Poll: Nearly One-Third Of Parents May Stick With Remote Learning

Four out of 5 parents told us they support targeted interventions by schools that would help students recover academic, social and emotional skills.

Officials in the Salmon River Central School District in Fort Covington, New York, have acknowledged that wooden boxes were constructed and used to confine elementary school children, including Native children, with disabilities. The practice was ended in December 2025 after these images, confirmed as authentic by school officials, circulated on social media. In a new report, New York's state has ordered sweeping reforms at the public school.

Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming

State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden boxes. Parents weren't notified.

Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in December. The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized in June, and his staff has shared scant details about why.

For Mitch McConnell and Congress, health transparency is a choice, not a requirement

It's been nearly four weeks since Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized. It's not the first time this year that a member of Congress has been absent for weeks with scant details.

When Lee Krasner was asked in a 1978 interview what she was doing while her husband Jackson Pollock was becoming so famous, she said, "I was working all the time." Krasner is shown above, at work, in 1981.

The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)

In a blockbuster show, The Metropolitan Museum of Art places the work of two major 20th century artists side by side: the married couple Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.

The Blues: 5.20.17 show

The first set of the blues show which airs on Saturday, May 20th at 11pm, starts off with Bob Dyla n (who's on tour in June), EG Kight (who's playing a...

A Wall Cloud near Dayton, Ohio. Photo taken 7p.m. at Interstate 75 and U.S. 35.

Southwest Ohio Damaged By Tornadoes, Flooding Traps 15

Authorities say tornadoes that touched down in three southwest Ohio counties have caused damage while 15 people trapped by flooding had to be rescued...

If Sleep Escapes You, Dial This Number

Mattress company Casper has created a hotline where callers can listen to sleep-inducing sounds. Like, the ocean. Or the history of the cocktail weiner.

Alfred Tibor, Holocaust Survivor Who Became Noted Columbus Sculptor, Dies At 97

A Holocaust survivor who became a sculptor and has his work on display at Ohio's governor's mansion has died.A Columbus funeral home says services will be…

Kasich Outlines New Opioid Prescription Rules

Governor John Kasich is implementing rule changes for the way medical professionals can prescribe opioids. This plan comes just one day after majority...

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