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Parents and teachers have argued that Puerto Rico's plan to close 265 public schools did not consider the impact those closures would have on individual communities. A judge has agreed, throwing a wrench in the government's plans.

This week the Dow Jones dropped GE, one of the original companies that made up the market-monitoring average. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and professor Charles Geisst of Manhattan College about the relevance of the Dow today.

Prison officials say they are re-evaluating all programs, but the prisoners say their effort to shed light on the problems with parole in Illinois may be what's behind the shutdown.

Dozens of states and cities are suing for the removal of the question, which the agency's own research suggests will suppress participation and make the 2020 census less accurate.

An East Pittsburgh police officer has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of teenager Antwon Rose II, who was shot three times while running after a traffic stop.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to civil rights attorney Sirine Shebaya about what President Trump's travel ban means for people seeking entry into the U.S.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sarah Pierce, policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute, about illegal immigration to the U.S. and how today's numbers compare to years past. Pierce says we're at a low point today.

Researchers find that during extra innings, baseball umpires make calls in a way that tends to end games sooner. This seems to be because umpires aren't given additional money to work extra innings.

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In late March, many communities around the country saw thousands of people taking to the streets to protest gun violence. The mainMarch for Our Lives…