A group of 65 randomly selected residents will research and deliberate on housing issues to present recommendations to elected officials as part of a new program, Unify Akron, launched on Tuesday.

The academy in Hudson was founded in 1826 as a preparatory school and college. It has gone through a lot of changes over its 200 year history.

Last year, for Black History Month, NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Edith Renfrow Smith of Chicago, who has died at 111 years old.

William DeFoor's parents said their son is a gifted writer and musician who struggles with severe mental health issues. His attorney argued during his arraignment Tuesday that his client didn't break windows at Vance's Cincinnati home for political reasons.

The multimillion dollar deal to lease its campus student housing to private operators will allow it to pay down debt. The school will also restructure its housing department, which will mean some employees' positions eliminated, although they will be able to reapply.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

President Trump is set to meet with House Republicans Tuesday at the Kennedy Center as lawmakers in both chambers are calling for more details on the recent operation in Venezuela.

The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."

The White House said Tuesday that "U.S. military is always an option," even as a series of European leaders rejected President Trump's comments about seeking an American takeover of the Danish island.