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Thousands of students across the U.S. left their classrooms on Wednesday to protest recent school shooting deaths and to demand that Congress to take action. What happens now?

Commentator Mike Pesca talks about the strategy behind some pro sports franchises that go through "rebuilding" seasons of frequent losing, and the pitfalls for fans.

The country's next big music festival is this weekend in Austin, Texas. Austin City Limits is a three-day outdoor event that has seen crowds topping 75,000. Security will be tighter this year.

The number of estimated jobs last month topped the expectations of most economists. Average hourly wages rose by 9 cents.

We talk with Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who says he will sit out of a planned re-election on Thursday. Kenya's top court ordered a new election after overturning an earlier vote.

A skeleton crew at Houston's Johnson Space Center is tasked with "keeping the lights on" at the International Space Station. NASA flight director Royce Renfrew says they are locked in due to flooding.

After nearly seven years in office, Duncan bows out, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of achievement and controversy.

Iowa voters began gathering for the start of the caucuses Monday night. NPR reports from a Republican caucus site in Urbandale, Iowa.

After years as the most popular baby name in America, waves of Jacobs are entering the workforce, dating world and college. Wall Street Journal reporter Jacob Gershman talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

The nation's first lighthouse turns 300 years old Wednesday. NPR takes a tour of Boston Light.