The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced.

The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student loans as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College is exhibiting a retrospective on the late June Leaf, a figurative artist who reveled in exploring the human comedy.

NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.

The museum presents Nell Dorr's "The Golden Key" on March 26 with a panel discussion.

Akron Public School students, staff and community members celebrated the start of construction Thursday on a new school in the Kenmore neighborhood.

Neighbors were upset the mayor provided little notice to his proposed plans for a new service facility and salt dome.

Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote.

The latest "Sound of Ideas Community Tour" stops were opportunities for me to learn more about complicated subjects.