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Duncan has been with Obama from the beginning of his administration. His tenure has been marked by reform — and controversy over initiatives like Common Core and an embrace of charter schools.

The Beige Book — a big, official report — is mostly a bunch of stories gathered by talking to businesses around the country.

After two years of political bickering, Richard Cordray has been confirmed as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He thinks that, in the end, his agency has won bipartisan support for the work it will do.

Before Barbara Smith graced the packages of Pillsbury and Betty Crocker products, she was a fashion model on magazine covers. At her famed Washington, D.C.-based restaurant, she discusses her career and shares her signature bourbon bread pudding.

In big cities and small towns, high school football is the ritual that defines the fall. And for many young men, it defines who they are. All season long, NPR brings you the stories, struggles and victories of the sport, while exploring the costs and issues it raises.

The National Intelligence Estimate released Tuesday says al-Qaida could use contacts in Iraq to launch an attack on the United States.

The sidewalks around Ground Zero are coated with ash, dust and paper -- the pulverized remains of hundreds of offices.

The vice president visits Baghdad to pressure the Iraqi government to set aside factional squabbling and move ahead on resolving issues that sharply divide the country and fuel the ongoing sectarian conflict.

His name was Alvin Thomas. But nobody dared call him that. "Titanic" Thompson earned his nickname from a life spent gambling -- because Titanic could sink anybody.

Kids are their own people. And the data suggests parents' decisions don't have as much sway as we think. Psychologist Yuko Munakata says it's a good thing that there's no right way to parent.