Poor, confused, sad, hound. He kept looking and looking, but, alas, the otter did not resurface.

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Volunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in "book deserts" and bring them their own books.

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Farmers are serenading cows with smooth jazz. Studies on whether it boosts milk production are in-cow-clusive, but herds seem udderly delighted by the groovy tunes.

With students back in class, school shootings are on the rise. NPR's Leila Fadel visits a school in Minnesota to see how it's preparing students for the worst while trying to minimize trauma.

As the government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration says Democrats will be to blame when millions of Americans will ...

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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they've seized the Sudanese army's last base in El Fasher, Darfur — trapping ...