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By Scott Ellisonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-986417.mp3Kentucky Lake – Kentucky Lake ranks near the top of the…

There's been a chilling development in an ongoing insurgency in northeastern Nigeria. Islamist militants, known as Boko Haram, are utilizing a new type of suicide bomber: young girls.

Hillary Clinton is among those who will address the U.N. as it looks at gender issues 20 years after the Beijing confab. Its new report notes that violence against women remains "alarmingly high."

It took generations to erect all the nation's Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they're being removed at a pace of about three each month.The…

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the balloon carried equipment registered to a state-owned electronics company in the northern city of Taiyuan.

Law enforcement agencies are required to tell state officials how much cash they seize. Not all do.

The ADP National Employment Report has shown solid, not spectacular, job growth for two straight months. Meanwhile, another report finds a 20-month low in layoff announcements. Friday, the government issues its figures on August unemployment and jobs.

The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress shows high school seniors testing no better than the Class of 2009.

Near the Turkish town of Kilis, it's now possible for a reporter to cross into Syria. On Sunday night, NPR's Deborah Amos visited a Free Syrian stronghold where families who have fled fighting were celebrating the end of Ramadan.

By Jacque Dayhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-906998.mp3New Madrid, Mo. – A little information, out of context, can be…