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For centuries, women weren't considered fast enough or strong enough to race. They've broken every barrier and disproved falsehoods about their fitness for the sport, in some cases outcompeting men.

This election cycle, the Presidential and Senate races have absorbed much of the public's attention. But this November, Columbus is the battle ground for…

An investigation has uncovered dozens of old, seemingly delinquent political campaigns spending money long after the actual campaigning is over. Christopher O'Donnell of the Tampa Bay Times talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about how lax regulations make it easy for former politicians to tap into campaign funds.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe faces tough questions on Capitol Hill during a hearing on the space agency's 2004 budget. Members of the House Science Committee also press O'Keefe for safety assurances following the loss earlier this month of the space shuttle Columbia. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

Since 1989, Great Lakes Theater has partnered with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District on a city-wide competition for middle school students. More…

Early voting kicked off for the May 8 primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana.

Incoming NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill takes the job at a challenging time for American policing. O'Neill is a 33-year-old police veteran who's overseen the department's shift toward a "community policing" model. NPR went to the Bronx, where O'Neill once served as commanding officer, to find out how the rollout is working.

President Obama said he will ask Congress for more than $1.8 billion to fight Zika virus.

Star Gazers One Minute #13-48M Dec. 2-8, 2013 Summer stars leave, winter stars appear

The program practices tough love — Hawaiians call it kuleana, or a sense of personal responsibility. Kids commit to more than two years of work, and get free college tuition for their "sweat equity."