In Oklahoma, nearly 100 current and former educators put their names on the primary ballot. At least two of those educators were inspired by the same moment during that state's teacher walkouts.
A federal trial about race-based admissions policies at Harvard wraps up today. A judge has been hearing testimony about whether Harvard is giving Asian-American applicants a fair chance.
Candidates are making their closing arguments to voters this weekend. Also, a trial about race-based admissions at Harvard ends today and liberal blogger Aaron Brown discusses Minnesota's race.
In focus groups for the U.S. census, some participants identified the citizenship question as a significant reason why they would avoid taking part in the head count.
The inmate had challenged the constitutionality of lethal injection execution. His lawyer said he chose electrocution because he expected it to be less painful than the drug method.
"My continued presence on the board will inhibit its ability to move Maryland's higher education agenda forward," James Brady said, after outrage over the decision not to fire the football coach.
President Trump addressed what the White House called a "crisis" of illegal immigration on Thursday, underscoring what has become the central focus of his midterm election campaign.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with researcher Samuel Woolley of the Institute for the Future, and co-author of a new report that says almost 30 percent of accounts tweeting against Jews appear to be bots.
A new NPR, PBS Newshour Marist poll shows that eight in 10 Americans are scared about political incivility leading to more violence, but that Americans also view these events through a partisan lens.