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State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are supporting a bill to do away with Ohio's death penalty and this time, it has more backing from conservative Republican lawmakers.

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore star in Todd Haynes' dark and disturbingly funny film about a teacher who was convicted of raping her sixth grade student — and later went on to marry him.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' recent investigation focuses on a little root at the center of a big industry.

Animals and humans have a lot in common, including some of the health problems that plague them. In her book Zoobiquity, Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz explores how studying animal illness — from cancer to sexual dysfunction — can help us better understand human health.

Six teens at a summer arts camp dub themselves, only somewhat ironically, "the Interestings" in Meg Wolitzer's novel of the same name. As the book follows the friends into love, marriage and adulthood, some realize their artistic ambitions while others adjust to less interesting lives.

NPR comics critic Glen Weldon has a new, comprehensive biography of the classic American hero: Superman. Reviewer Elizabeth Graham says Weldon's survey of the Man of Steel's many lives in Superman: The Unauthorized Biography is "reliable, witty and informative."

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross created and starred in the short-lived sketch comedy program Mr. Show. Fifteen years after their show went off the air, they have a new book of old scripts that were rejected by Hollywood.

A study released this month from the Pew Research Center has delved into what friendship in the U.S. looks like, and just how much they mean to us.

New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.

Dr. Amir Khalil is attempting to coordinate a mission to rescue animals from the war-torn Gaza Strip.