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The Maryland legislature has blocked a proposed state takeover of 11 Baltimore schools. The schools have limped along for years with low student achievement. The school district says it's fixing the problems. But state officials are skeptical.

After President Evo Morales nationalized Bolivia's natural gas industry, Brazil froze investments in Bolivia's energy sector. Some leaders in the region are wary of Morales' move toward Cuba's Castro and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.

Clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in northern Gaza leave one Israeli soldier and more than 20 Palestinians dead. Israel invaded Gaza with the stated goal of freeing a captive soldier and protecting its territory from Palestinian rockets.

Hundreds of Iranian women protested against gender discrimination, just five days before the country holds presidential elections. The demonstrations came as several people died in a series of explosions.

Pere David's Deer was near extinction before a French missionary helped rescue it at the turn of the 19th century. The animal's story may reflect new environmental awareness in China, despite social and economic pressures still threatening the country's wildlife.

Mourners gathered Wednesday at a funeral for teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at Robb Elementary School — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Cuban-American author Margarita Engle about her novel: Singing with Elephants.

Law enforcement in California are still searching for multiple shooters responsible for killing six and wounding another 12 on Sunday. The deceased have been identified.

HBO's new eight-part series follows an American crime reporter who intends to take Japanese journalism by storm — but first must learn how to navigate the churning opacity of 1990s Tokyo.

The request comes after a federal judge in Texas blocked the Navy from halting the deployment of Navy SEALs who won't comply with the military's vaccine mandate.