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Latino students make up the largest minority group of America's school-age population -- and there's broad consensus that public schools are not doing a good job of meeting their needs. In the fourth report of the five-part series Educating Latinos, NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the particular challenges facing young Latina students. Browse online resources for the series, and learn more about past and future installments.

The Duelfer Report on the search for WMD in Iraq has generated partisan reactions and debate on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are considering reforms of the intelligence services. On the Senate floor, Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) engaged in a spirited debate. Also today, the Senate is expected to vote on legislation to reform intelligence gathering as called for by the 9-11 Commission. NPR's David Welna reports.

Boys are more likely than girls to use Ritalin and other stimulant prescriptions for attention deficit disorder, a new study in Pediatrics finds. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

As the region reaches the peak summer season for crop acreage reporting, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is streamlining the process so farmers and…

A reporter for the conservative news site TalonNews resigns. The reporter, who went by the pseudonym Jeff Gannon, drew critical attention at President Bush's Jan. 26 press conference when he referred in question to Democrats "who seem to have divorced themselves from reality" on the issue of retooling Social Security.

Kentucky State Police say a serious crime took place every two minutes and 38 seconds in the Commonwealth during 2011. The agency’s annual “Crime in…

By Rebecca FeldhausMetropolis, IL – The state of Illinois ranked low on a recent health preparedness study. Non-partisan advocacy group Trust for…

In a report released Thursday, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee calls the depth and breadth of misconduct by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and ex-Congressional aide Michael Scanlon, "astonishing."

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on new Pentagon precautions to protect troops from landmines in Bosnia.