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This week, the Obama administration banned the use of solitary confinement for juveniles. Valerie Jarrett spoke with NPR about that and the push for changes in the criminal justice system.

The spread of Zika is probably limited by window screens and other mosquito-control measures in common use in the U.S. Also, the primary mosquito that carries Zika has a somewhat limited range.

Abe Vigoda, the distinctive looking character actor and inspiration for dozens of Internet hoaxes, has died. Vigoda was known for his work in The Godfather and the television series Barney Miller.

From the debut of the Daytona 500, Barney Hall missed calling the race only four times. He was revered for navigating any situation with steady intelligence.

In a milestone for computers, a machine learned to play and has now beaten the European champion of the game.

Last year, a University of Nevada, Reno student was at the center of a contentious legal battle that raised serious questions about what constitutes the…

Rachel Star Withers decided to let people know what was going on inside her head: the hallucinations, the voices. She says going public has helped her deal with schizophrenia and helps others, too.

Terry Ork was a mystery man who crashed the Warhol scene and founded his own record label. Rock historian Ed Ward traces the brief, tumultuous existence of Ork Records.

New York Times political reporter Trip Gabriel has spent the past year in Iowa, covering the political operations, speeches and rallies leading up to the first vote of the presidential campaign.

The U.S. lost three points from its 2014 score. Despite gains in some countries, an annual index shows that 68 percent of the world's countries have "a serious corruption problem."