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On Midwest Week, the Iowa legislature opens its news session, with taxes and school spending likely to be the top issues this year.

When it comes to concern for the environment, Dubuque is one of the best cities in the country. Today, the city was recognized as one of the top 16…

The All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk host shares his favorite recordings of the year.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Retired U.S. Navy admiral James Stavridis about Ukraine claiming to have killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill return to a classic sound on their first album in nine years, La Futura.

Originally a popular Tumblr, Pop Sonnets makes iambic hay out of modern artists like Kesha and Eminem. Critic Tasha Robinson explains why Sonnets isn't your average impulse-buy humor book.

The co-host for NPR Music's All Songs Considered shares the albums he returned to the most in 2013.

Pandemic-driven windfalls not expected to last long into current year

President Bush and the U.S. Senate turn their attention to immigration as the president helps to swear in new citizens while a Senate committee writes a bill to control the flow of undocumented workers. The full Senate is expected to debate the issue for the next two weeks.

A drug made to treat memory loss seems to help those with Fragile X, a genetic disease that causes intellectual disability and autism. The drug improved language and learning in 30 men with Fragile X.