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Weapons Cache Found In Ithaca, N.Y., After Tip From Walmart Employee

A 20-year-old man is facing federal charges of weapons possession and of making false statements.

In A First, Irish LGBT Organization Leads NYC's St. Paddy's Parade

An Irish LGBT group marched at the front of New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade for the first time Saturday. Brendan Fay's group, the Lavender and Green Alliance, fought for the opportunity.

Barbershop: What A Democrat's Red-District Win Means For Midterms

Conor Lamb's upset win in Pennsylvania's special election poses questions for his party. Three Democrats talk strategy: Rep. Luis Gutierrez, strategist Maria Cardona and Guy Cecil of Priorities USA.

Retired FBI Agent On McCabe Firing: 'Lack Of Candor Is A Serious Offense'

What does the politically charged firing of deputy directory Andrew McCabe mean for the bureau's morale? NPR's Michel Martin talks to longtime FBI agent and analyst James A. Gagliano.

Von Diaz drew on her experiences in her grandmother's Puerto Rican kitchen and her Southeastern American roots to write her cookbook, <em>Coconuts and Collards</em>.

Puerto Rican Cooking And The American South Mix In 'Coconuts And Collards'

Author Von Diaz's cookbook Coconuts and Collards offers a vegetable-forward take on foods she learned to cook from her Puerto Rican grandmother and on the fly in her family's kitchen near Atlanta.

Storm Reid, who plays Meg Murray in the film, arrives at the world premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine

For decades, Disney has been criticized for its passive, love-struck heroines. Do the women in Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time finally signal real change?

"I'm just like you," says the titular lead of <em>Love, Simon </em>(played by Nick Robinson, second from left) in his opening voiceover.

'Love, Simon' Is Your Typical Glossy, Hollywood, Teenage, Gay Rom-Com

It's a coming-of-age story that's also a coming-out story — and it's in mainstream theaters around the country. Director Greg Berlanti says that's a big deal.

Patrick Desbois began investigating Nazi crimes because of his family history. His grandfather was deported to a work camp in Ukraine during World War II but never spoke about what had happened. "So I decided to go there one day," he says, "and that's when I discovered that the Germans shot at a minimum 18,000 Jews, plus gypsies, plus Soviet prisoners. But no one wanted to speak about it."

After Documenting Nazi Crimes, A French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks On Yazidis

Patrick Desbois has spent the last 15 years uncovering details of Nazi massacres in Eastern Europe and Russia. Using the same methods, the priest is now uncovering ISIS crimes against Yazidis.

Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned for Democrat Conor Lamb. Biden has talked about the need for Democrats to speak to more centrist voters.

With Centrist Democrats' Success, Party's Identity Struggle Gets More Complicated

Having centrists like Conor Lamb from southwestern Pennsylvania in the party can conflict with the increased progressive activism energizing Democrats against President Trump.

In her 18th term, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is now the longest-serving woman in the U.S. House.

Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur Makes History As Longest-Serving Woman In The House

The 18-term lawmaker takes the title from the late Massachusetts GOP Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers.

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