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Jesus Diaz, publisher of The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald, resigns after a firestorm of criticism from members of the Cuban-American community. Diaz had recently fired two El Nuevo Herald reporters and a freelancer after discovering they had been paid for appearances on the government-funded TV and Radio Marti.

Proposition 86 seeks to increase taxes on cigarettes and use that added revenue for hospital emergency rooms and children’s health. Host Gloria Penner explores the arguments for and against the measu

Five girls have now died from wounds suffered in an attack on an Amish school in Lancaster County, Penn., on Monday. Five other girls remain hospitalized. The gunman, who appeared prepared for a long standoff with police, killed himself at the scene. It was the third deadly school shooting in the past week.

Escondido City councilmembers will vote this week on an ordinance that would target landlords who rent to illegal immigrants. Reporter Rebecca Tolin has more.

In a stunning setback, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was denied re-election Sunday. Lula finished first in the national ballot, receiving 48 percent of the vote. But that was shy of the 50 percent needed to win outright and avoid a runoff. Now he'll face the second-place challenger, a former Sao Paulo governor.

A recent bout of public disgust over dirty politics in Brazil could have had an impact at the polls today. Incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds the lead, but claims of corruption may result in a runoff with his main opponent, Geraldo Alckmin. Debbie Elliott speaks with NPR's Julie McCarthy.

Brazil holds its presidential election Sunday. The incumbent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, holds the lead, but there have been charges of corruption that may result in a runoff with his main opponent, former state governor Geraldo Alckmin of the centrist Social Democracy Party.

Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from Congress Friday after being confronted with sexually explicit Internet messages he reportedly sent to at least one, and possibly several, underage former male pages.

French director Michel Gondry likes to look inside peoples heads to see what clutter and chaos lurks within. He poked around the memories of a jilted lover in

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