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After Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans charter schools united in a mission to send more students to college. Today, some of those students, now adults, wish they'd been given more options.

In The New American Cooking, cookbook author Joan Nathan showcases some of the more unusual items that are turning up on America's tables — plantains, pomegranates and other once-obscure ingredients.

The New Jersey governor has seen his political stock fall, but he tried to begin anew with his official presidential announcement at his high school alma mater.

Retired race car driver Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Guthrie and filmmaker Jenna Ricker about the new documentary, Qualified.

A school should be defined by its commitment to great teaching and social equity, says the outgoing president of LaGuardia Community College.

Two skaters from the Russian Olympic Committee took the top two spots at the women's program at the Beijing Olympics. Kamila Valieva, who has been at the center of a scandal, took fourth place.

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges after Trump pressured the DOJ to investigate. And, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls unusual meeting of top military commanders.

The unprecedented show of security cooperation comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington trying to head off the Trump administration's threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports.

Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment that GOP's signature policy bill could add $2.4 trillion to the deficit.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials in Beijing.