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Starting kindergarten later could boost kids' grades and improve their odds of attending a top college. Being the youngest kid in class can hurt their academic performance.

Chris Booker of the Chicago Tribune profiles the prizefighters readying for "Fight Night" at Chicago's United Center as the boxers punch bags, jump ropes and talk about their chosen profession. This sound portrait is part of the Hearing Voices radio project.

Going to a baseball game isn't what it used to be. For one thing, the food has gone upscale. Essayist Bonny Wolf buys into Humphrey Bogart's old line: "A hot dog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz." But she also takes note of trendier cuisine.

Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.

The top 10 candidates, as determined by Fox's analysis of polls, will debate Thursday. But even when you average polls together, it's tough to tell the difference between the lower-ranked hopefuls.

A recent proposal by the U.S. Senate could require Indiana to “roll back eligibility” in its Medicaid expansion program — the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. That's according to the top official at the state Family and Social Services Administration.

The country's top track and field athletes are competing in Eugene, Ore., over the next several days — running, jumping and throwing for a chance to represent the U.S. in this year's summer Olympics.

The appointment of the first Black American sergeant-at-arms for the House comes as Congress works to overhaul its security procedures in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

NPR's video team recently caught up with Amador in Brooklyn to hear how her life has changed since finding out she'd won our Tiny Desk Contest. This is her journey.

The incoming freshman at the University of Southern California was at basketball practice Monday when he suffered a cardiac arrest, a family spokesperson said in a statement.