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Van Houten, now 66, is serving a life sentence for her part in a 1969 string of killings in Los Angeles by the Charles Manson cult. The governor will have final say over whether she is granted parole.

The state was the last in the country to end its ban on MMA. The Ultimate Fighting Championship, a league that hosts MMA fights, has already scheduled a match at Madison Square Garden.

Just over 24 hours after strong earthquakes hit the Kumamoto area, an even bigger temblor of magnitude 7.0 struck the same area. Thursday's quakes killed at least nine people.

Two real-life stories show why funding for mental health care is critical — in every country.

A new version of the classic Disney animated movie features a live-action Mowgli and digitally created animals. It's feat of animation and technical magic — the new smoke and mirrors of Hollywood.

The FCC says it costs subscribers an average of $231 a year to rent the boxes that enable them to watch cable TV. The president supports making it easier for viewers to buy the boxes instead.

In a number of cities, what riders say may be recorded. Transit agencies are adding audio recording for security reasons, but civil liberties advocates say it's an invasion of privacy.

This election cycle, we're bringing you conversations about the candidate's policy proposals as part of our series, "Platform Check." To kick it off, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Roberton Williams of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about the presidential candidates' tax plans.

A likely contested convention has Republicans hunting for delegates everywhere, including some of the most democratic Congressional districts in America.

Successful science learning starts with understanding student misconceptions, argues a Harvard professor.