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A drop in food stamp benefits for some Ohioans won't be as steep as first feared a few weeks ago. Ohio officials say a change in the way the federal…

The fall ballot in one southeastern Ohio city won't include an initiative seeking to ban the controversial high-pressure oil and gas drilling technique of…

A lawyer in Ohio says a death row inmate who apparently hanged himself over the weekend didn't know his legal team had just received new information about…

NPR’s hit quiz show "Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!" has offered a non-stop diet of political news and humor throughout the campaign.

Secretary of State Colin Powell tells a Senate hearing that the recent upsurge in violence in Iraq is "disquieting" but insists the United States won't be driven out. President Bush's supporters warn that the growing criticism of U.S. policy on Iraq undercuts efforts to establish a democracy in the country. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vows to maintain his country's participation in the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, despite the execution of an Italian hostage by Iraqi militants. The militants are threatening to kill three other Italian hostages seized this week if Italian troops aren't withdrawn. Hear NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

The Reds can't seem to be healthy, Indians find themselves on a bit of a hot streak. Forty years ago, 10 Cent Beer Night plagued Cleveland. The NBA Finals…

The Metropolitan Opera presents Georges Bizet's Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) live in HD in movie theaters world wide on Saturday, January 16…

T. Boone Pickens was a pioneer in the energy industry, founded his own hedge fund and was an early activist for shareholder rights. He was also a generous philanthropist.

A new collaboration from Karen O and Danger Mouse, a fresh new beat from French producer FKJ and a new single from Jack White's The Raconteurs are among this month's favorites.