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NASA is sending much needed supplies to the International Space Station: food, fresh clothes, science experiments, and books. More specifically, children’s books.

Ken Taylor — Canada's ambassador to Iran in 1979 — sheltered a group of Americans in his home in Tehran for three months before helping them escape to safety. He died on Thursday at the age of 81.

Gunmen attacked a university in Charsadda, Pakistan, killing at least 20 people. Steve Inskeep talks to Jonathan Boone, a reporter with The Guardian. Charsadda has been the scene of previous attacks.

This weekend, the Kennedy Center will award the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to actor and comedian Eddie Murphy. NPR's Michel Martin takes a look back at Murphy's long career.

The economically depressed city of Flint, Michigan, is making headlines across the country because there’s something in its water that shouldn’t be…

The late author wrote close to 50 novels, and several of them, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight, were made into films. His 1978 book The Switch has been turned into a film called Life of Crime.

As Florida’s annual legislative session gets underway this week, looming large for the Republican-controlled legislature is one overriding goal: the…

Narcotic painkillers are risky for small kids. But so are some popular pills to treat diabetes, high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats.

Jacksonville’s culinary landscape is continually evolving, but a few signature dishes have survived the shifting landscape, as new plates make their…

One Spark, the Jacksonville Sports and Entertainment Commission, and Cannabis University are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily…