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The zoo in Tennessee asked fans to pick their favorite name from four options. Forty thousand people from around the world voted, and the zoo went with Kipekee — the Swahili word for unique.

The country has not accepted all offers of aid, including from the U.S. and France, saying "a lack of coordination in such cases would be counterproductive."

The nearly six-foot-tall android waved a baton to keep time. Since the robot can't listen to the music it's conducting, the orchestra's main conductor gets to keep his job — at least for now.

On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi made history as the first female speaker of the House. She talks with Deborah Amos about her new book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. Pelosi comes from a devoutly Democratic family, and she charts her journey from stay-at-home mom to politician.

When Carol Allison was six, she opened a bank account in Scotland with her grandmother and then forgot about. Allison, who is now 74, was cleaning her house recently and found the bank book.

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.

We talk with experts about the state of civic education — and bring you a 101 lesson about the tenets of civic life.

The Supreme Court ruled that a 1964 law banning sex discrimination at work protects LGBTQ workers from being fired on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass on Sunday morning, officials said.

The Nashville-based musician talks about her new record and performs in front of a live studio audience at World Cafe.