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The school board in Durham, N.C., voted 6-1 to end its relationship with Teach For America, after the current crop of teachers finish out their stints. Board members cited the lack of experience and the limited commitment of these young teachers in the district's "high-needs" schools. Education reporter Reema Khrais of WUNC explains the situation.

President Trump is defending himself after reports said the FBI opened an investigation into whether the president was working for the Kremlin. And, the government shutdown is in its fourth week.

Taiwan elects a new president, who is promising to strengthen ties with China. Ma Ying-jeou is a graduate of Harvard University and former mayor of Taipei. Ma's victory is seen as an opportunity to defuse long-simmering tensions with Beijing over the outgoing president's pro-independence moves.

A Tampa socialite’s federal lawsuit over an investigation that led to the resignation of former CIA director David Petraeus is collapsing after her...

Four others were critically wounded and another person suffered minor injures, officials said.

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and India as the Trump administration imposes tariffs and tries to force India to stop buying Russian oil.

Strip clubs, casinos, breweries and cigarette makers could be benched from a proposal that would let Florida college athletes market themselves off the...

The film "Wonder Woman" took in over $100 million at the box office in its first weekend, the biggest opening ever for a female director.

Seven multi-million-dollar contracts are at the center of a House subcommittee probe. Investigators say the companies lacked experience and some had political connections to the Trump administration.

Companies ranging from General Motors to UPS are exiting or reducing their operations in Russia as wide-ranging sanctions make it all but impossible to operate in the country.