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Many people thought Laura Bates was out of her mind when she offered to teach Shakespeare in the maximum security wing of an Indiana prison. But the prisoners found a deep connection with the playwright's words. Laura Bates talks about her experience in her new book Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard. She speaks with host Michel Martin.

Governors and mayors become the faces of communities coping with events such as natural disasters or mass killings. They have to offer the impression that someone is in charge, despite what may be scant preparation and while dealing with heartbreak themselves.

Amazon spent years trying to avoid charging sales tax. Now, the company supports a bill that would require it.

The City of Omaha is installing 400 smart parking meters.Ken Smith, Omaha’s City Parking Manager, says smart meters have a credit card payment option and…

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY LECTURE – Norachit Sinhaseni, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations “Diplomatic Challenges at the…

OPPD and Exelon Nuclear Partners say some additional work being done at Fort Calhoun Station could result in amendments to the plant’s operating…

Children who got warts were more likely to have school classmates and relatives with warts. But going swimming, using public showers and going barefoot had little effect on whether a kid had warts or not.

Even though it's tough to purchase your own home in this economy, single women are making it work. After married couples, they're the largest demographic group of homebuyers. In fact, their share of the market is twice that of single men.

Oscar-winning director and actor Robert Redford is back in theaters with The Company You Keep, a look at aging American counterculture revolutionaries. He spoke with NPR's Robert Siegel about his career, his passion for journalism and how a thoughtful teacher helped encourage him.

Eric Justin Toth, a former teacher in Washington, took Osama bin Laden's place on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.