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Floods aren't over in the Midwest but some of the hardest hit small towns around St. Louis have begun cleaning up. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports from the Bourbeuse River.

The U.S. is losing 15 percent of its drinking water to leaks in its deteriorating water systems, some of which rely on 100-year-old pipes, says Robert Puentes of the Brookings Institution.

Welsing is being mourned by many – including musician Chuck D, who credited her with providing the inspiration for the 1990 Public Enemy album Fear of a Black Planet.

Translation: Global Health and Development is not an abbrevioation-free zone. Hope this helps you make sense of the alphabet soup.

When a company named Astrobotic launches a lunar rover in 2017, the MoonArk will be aboard. It's a lightweight, sturdy "portrait of humanity," carrying the work of more than 200 artists and designers.

Will we still be eating kale? What's changing in food as we begin 2016, and what can we expect?

2016 brings with it an exciting crop of poetry books. Here are our picks for the best verse of the new year.

The Chicago Police Department is doubling its supply of Tasers in an effort to reduce the use of lethal force. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with former Baltimore police officer Peter Moskos about the effectiveness of Tasers in de-escalating conflicts.

Saudi Arabia's execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has inflamed sectarian conflict and been strongly condemned by Iran. Now the Saudis have ordered Iranian diplomats out of the country.

"Substantially similar" is a phrase key to understanding California's Fair Pay Act. The new law went into effect Jan. 1 and aims to close the pay gap between men and women.