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Momentum is building for an unusual, do-it-yourself special session on medical marijuana, although the legislator behind it admits he faces long odds.

Days before the war ended in 2002, The Special Court for Sierra Leone was established by the UN and the government of Sierra Leone. The court recently convicted three leaders of a rebel group of crimes against humanity. They will be sentenced in the coming weeks.

State lawmakers are back in Tallahassee today to develop and pass the state budget that eluded them during the regular session that ended a month ago. But…

Sara Inés Calderón talks about how her app could help Latinos vote. Maria Hinojosa and producer Antonia Cereijido talk about why it is that Latinos use smartphones at a higher rate than other groups.

In a letter Wednesday to Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, and House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, Brandes said “Floridians are suffering from skyrocketing rate increases” and that he might use a provision in state law to try to spur a special session.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are becoming president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow the events beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

In 2004, Texas put an arbitrary cap on how many children could receive special education. Last year, the policy was deemed illegal, but some parents still struggle to enroll their kids in special ed.

An enthusiastic crowd braved cold temperatures in Washington, D.C., to pack the National Mall for Barack Obama's Inauguration Tuesday. With the Inaugural Parade underway, NPR takes listeners to the reviewing stand on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, code name lkar Lesnikov, pleads guilty to providing intelligence to Russia, and could spend the rest of his life in prison.

After taking the oath of office with his hand on Abraham Lincoln's Bible, President Barack Obama called the nation to remake America. More than one million people gathered on the National Mall to witness history on Tuesday.