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GOP voters in Pennsylvania picked state Sen. Doug Mastriano as their candidate for governor, according to the AP. Mastriano has touted far-right views and election lies, drawing Trump's endorsement.

United 93 takes an unflinching look at the events surrounding the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane's passengers rushed the terrorists, leading to a fatal crash in a Pennsylvania field.

The City of Compton has a reputation for being the epicenter of gang violence in Los Angeles. A two-part series looks at how Compton’s image affects civic life in the city -- and how some residents are overcoming that stereotype.

Peter Coy, economics editor of BusinessWeek, discusses Exxon Mobil's record profits and what such robust earnings mean for the oil company more broadly.

A data center in DeKalb, Illinois, is the testing ground for a new sustainable concrete. Is this greenwashing or can new mixtures contribute to reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint?

UCLA urban planning professor Donald Shoup says we have too many parking spaces in this country, especially the cheap and free kind. He argues that we pay the price for it in many different ways. Shoup's point is made in a new book, The High Cost of Free Parking.

Randy Weaver, who was at the center of a standoff with federal agents decades ago that continues to inspire antigovernment and paramilitary sentiment on the far right, has died at age 74.

The Kansas Board of Education again has adopted science standards that take aim at evolution. Supporters say it's about bringing academic integrity to the science classroom. Critics call it an attempt to inject religion into science education.

Reporter Audie Cornish of member station WBUR tours the city of Boston with a cell phone guide directing her steps. The "Talking Street" tour incorporates the voice of famous Bostonian and Aerosmith rock 'n' roll frontman Steven Tyler, who gives a guided journey through famous city spots.

Fishing in the Gulf of California has nearly wiped out the vaquita marina. But a new genetic analysis offers hope for the engandered porpoise: the species can make a comeback, if humans protect it.