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U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says he supports a prominent Shiite cleric's calls for direct elections for an interim authority in Iraq. The cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, wants elections before the transfer of power the U.S. wants to occur on July 1. U.N. officials say elections by that date are unlikely, though they could occur late this year or early next year. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

Tuesday is Election Day, and WOSU followed along as Ohio voted for two key ballot measures involving reproductive rights and recreational marijuana.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that horse racing at tracks across the state and auto racing at Watkins Glen International would be allowed to resume as of June 1 — without fans.

Until recently, wild New Guinea singing dogs were thought to be extinct. But recent DNA samples taken from wild dogs on the other side of New Guinea Island reveal that isn't the case.

U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday as investors worried about a growing number of coronavirus infections outside China, and possible fallout for the global economy.

With so many people out of work, there was a steep jump in renters not paying on time, a trade group says. It says next month could be much worse if government help doesn't reach people in time.

The new year will bring online voter registration to Ohio's voters. Ohio's Secretary of State Jon Husted describes that new online voter registration,…

Vets in Chicago have reported more than 1,000 cases of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease. Six dogs have died so far. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Edward Dubovi of Cornell University's veterinary school about the dog flu outbreak.

The Colorado hospital has been in the works for a decade and has cost more than five times the original estimate. Funding runs out this week and it's not clear where additional money will come from.

A lawyer for the family of Sandra Bland, who was found dead in a Texas jail cell last year, says the deal includes changes to jail procedures. However, Texas officials said any deal was not yet final.