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After More Than 20 Years, Newark, N.J., Regains Control Of Public Schools

The public school system in Newark, N.J., will be returned to local control for the first time in more than 20 years. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who attended and taught in Newark Public Schools for years.

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building at U.N. headquarters.

U.N. Security Council calls for expanded humanitarian aid in Gaza, as U.S. abstains

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.

Angie Lowery grows squash, onions, potatoes, and other produce in her backyard garden in Robeson County, North Carolina. She's tried to improve her health to be able to be there for her grandchildren.

The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. wants better healthcare, but plans to fund it are in limbo

Robeson County, N.C., where most of the Lumbee Tribe's citizens live, ranks as one of the worst counties in the U.S. for health. The tribe can access the Indian Health Service now, but it's not likely to be sufficient to improve the health of the community.

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech this month in Beijing. The U.N. human rights chief says she could be held responsible for her country's brutal treatment of the Rohingya.

U.N. Human Rights Chief: Aung San Suu Kyi Could Be Culpable For Genocide

Amid her country's brutal treatment of the Rohingya, Myanmar civilian leader Suu Kyi's once-saintlike reputation has taken a steep dive.

Civilians walk in the formerly rebel-held Syrian town of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, on Tuesday. The Syrian army declared that all anti-regime forces have left Eastern Ghouta, following a blistering two-month offensive, including an alleged chemical weapons attack. It's not clear when international inspectors will enter Douma to evaluate the site.

After U.N. Team Comes Under Fire, Not Clear When Inspectors Will Enter Douma

Syrian state media said Tuesday that international inspectors had entered the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack. But the chemical weapons watchdog group OPCW now says that's not true.

Blood is seen on a sidewalk in a residential area following shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday.

What a U.N. team has seen while documenting possible war crimes in Ukraine

"Unfortunately, the longer this conflict goes on, the more violations we're finding," says the head of a U.N. team documenting possible human rights abuses in Ukraine.

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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on Monday. The Council voted on a resolution that expressed "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem," without mentioning the U.S. by name.

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Security Council Resolution Voiding Trump's Jerusalem Move

The Council's other 14 members approved the resolution, which didn't mention the U.S. by name. U.S. Delegate Nikki Haley called it "an insult" that "won't be forgotten."

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