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Along with an otherwise historic Democratic ticket, Wes Moore, a businessman, philanthropist and political newcomer, has a chance to be Maryland's first Black governor.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Dan Langenkamp, former press attaché for the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, about his advocacy for bike safety. His wife was killed in a crash in August.

Republicans are pushing to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding. The organization's popularity has held steady, highlighting a risk for the GOP. But there's danger for Democrats, too.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton about his time with the family of Irvo Otieno, the 28-year-old man who died in police custody in Virginia.

A song from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Oscar for best song and is now the talk of India's music biz. But will it lift other musicians to — well, not fame but at least financial security?

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says if there is a traditional role-call vote, he will cast his vote for Hillary Clinton, as promised. But he says after the vote is over and Barack Obama emerges the winner, then everyone should do as Clinton says, and get behind the nominee.

Humans haven't cornered the market on heroism. As anthropologist Barbara J. King notes, other animals ranging from dogs and cats to elephant seals and African pouched rats can win our hearts, too.

The mountain village of Gui Xi in Sichuan province is one of many Chinese communities coping with the aftermath of Monday's powerful earthquake. Survivors huddled under tarps Tuesday in a steady rain, telling their stories.

Fifty years after the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., the role of activist Daisy Bates is still being debated. Bates helped recruit the Little Rock Nine, the first black students to attend the school. But some think she took much credit.

Reclusive writer J.D. Salinger has died at age 91. His most-famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, with its angst-filled protagonist, Holden Caulfield, inspired generations of teenagers. Later in his life, Salinger become famous for refusing interviews.