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Edgar Maddison Welch accepted a plea deal over his armed confrontation at the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washington, D.C., last year. The North Carolina man says he was motivated by online rumors.

Kenya will participate in the Venice Biennale, the prestigious art show that opens on May 9. But none of the artists representing Kenya will be Kenyan. Most aren't even African — they're Chinese.

The town of Jamul is still fighting a local tribe's plan for an Indian casino, even as earth is being cleared to make way for it.

A group of California physicians joined lawmakers at the state Capitol today. They say the state has a shortage of physicians, and they propose a package of bills to remedy it.

In an era of shifting populations and values, the notion of America's Bible Belt can be a slippery concept. But a new study gives us an idea of which cities can be considered to be part of that tradition -- and which cities aren't.

Groups trying to overturn a new California law allowing transgender students to choose public school restrooms and sports teams that correspond with their expressed genders have filed a lawsuit claiming state officials are unfairly refusing to count signatures seeking a referendum.

After Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird, she became a recluse and lived with her sister, Alice, in Alabama. Reporter Marja Mills uses rich detail to provides glimpses into their twilight years.

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Eric Deggans looks at the move by Stephen Colbert from the show he does in character on Comedy Central to CBS late night.

Former Miss Jamaica Universe Zahra Burton enjoyed being a local reporter in Kingston, but always dreamed of reporting in America. So she moved to the U.S., earned a Masters in Broadcast Journalism, and began an internship at Bloomberg. "Luckily for me, my dream came true," she tells NPR's Michel Martin.