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Afghanistan holds its first parliamentary election in decades. Ten people were killed in the hours leading to the balloting. Results aren't expected for a week or more.

In an exclusive interview, NPR's A Martinez talks with California's Gov. Gavin Newsom about a bill that would let doctors from Arizona circumvent state restrictions to perform abortions in California.

Police investigating Thursday's transit bombings in London say three men have been arrested at Heathrow airport under an anti-terrorism act. But they stress it's premature to link the men to the attacks. NPR's Jim Zarroli in London discusses the latest in recovery efforts and the probe into the bomb blasts.

By Carla E. KinderHoughton, MI – The city of Houghton isn't facing any significant budget problems as the new fiscal year approaches. City manager Scott…

A federal appeals court is allowing medication abortions to proceed in Texas despite an order suspending nonessential procedures.

HOUGHTON, MI-- A Houghton man charged with killing an elderly woman at Douglass House Apartments last September has again been found incompetent to stand…

On the eve of an historic bus trip across Kashmir's Line of Control, Islamic militants attack the compound where passengers had assembled. Several were injured in the attack, and none were killed. The bus trip will leave as planned Thursday morning.

A new study says sixth-graders do better when they attend K-8 schools, so they're not the youngest.

California's gas prices, well above the national average, have gone into overdrive, topping $6 a gallon in October. Why is gas so expensive in a state that's synonymous with the automobile?

Israel has completed most of its planned withdrawal of Jewish settlements from Gaza. Four settlements await final evacuation after a break for the Sabbath. Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sets elections for late January.