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The Ohio House approved a Congressional district map on Thursday by a vote of 55-36. The map now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine. The map contains 15 districts, 12 of which heavily-favor Republicans.

Business and higher education leaders are backing a plan introduced by a state lawmaker to increase and retain college students in Ohio.

Officer Jamieson Ritter was shot while attempting to arrest a suspect who had a felonious assault warrant in a local suburb. He died at the hospital.

Updated: 11:15 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2020 Ohio has a fifth confirmed case of COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton announced Thursday afternoon. At the same press conference, the governor announced sweeping statewide measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, including closing K-12 schools, banning large public events and closing nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals to visitors.

Guy Raz is the host, co-creator, and editorial director of three NPR programs, including two of its most popular ones: TED Radio Hour and How I Built This.Both shows are heard by more than 14 million people each month around the world. He is also the creator and co-host of NPR's first-ever podcast for kids, Wow In The World.

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change and 46% of parents haven't discussed it with their kids.

Allegations of sex trafficking and drug use had stirred controversy over Matt Gaetz being attorney general.

It's the second time in less than a year that House Republicans have pushed to remove their elected leader.

Born in Ghana and raised in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team. Her father is her biggest fan.

The pandemic state of emergency was lifted but there are still plenty of viruses to worry about. Here are some highlights of our viral coverage this year, including NPR's "Hidden Viruses" series.