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The plan is emerging after big changes at Hostess: its business is smaller; it has far fewer employees; and those employees are no longer represented by a union.

Abner Mikva, a former congressman, Illinois legislator, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser, has died. He was 90.Brian Brady, the head of…

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority discovered a structural problem in 120 cars — the newest rail cars in its fleet. Commuters started feeling the impact on Tuesday.

Unlike syrup, which is boiled down into a thick, sticky liquid, maple water is made from unprocessed sap that is 98 percent water. Its growing popularity is a boon for local farmers.

What does it mean to be middle class in the U.S.? Over the past century, the idea of the "middle class" has gone through a number of drastic transformations.

A state law that was enacted in 2013 was the basis for Bryton Mellott's arrest, but the local prosecutor says it contradicts the Supreme Court's ruling on this issue.

Astronaut Scott Kelly is back from nearly a year in space. NPR's Melissa Block says she misses the photos he shared from orbit, but tweets from his re-entry have been pretty entertaining.

Most people in the U.S. — residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some territories excluded — will lose an hour tonight. Complaints about it are as regular as, well, clockwork.

Students come from all over the world to study petroleum engineering in southern Ohio and Marietta College. In the past nearly every graduate had a good job. Not any more.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump canceled a Chicago rally Friday night after a series of physical confrontations between protesters and his supporters. He resumed his campaign Saturday in Ohio.