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In the Czech Republic, mazanec, a Czech Easter bread, is like the turkey to America's Thanksgiving. But in the U.S., those who make this bread are struggling to keep the raisin-filled tradition alive.

The country's top public health advocate says the cycle of opioid addiction won't be stopped without more money from Congress and cooperation among federal, state and local officials.

The No Child Left Behind Act requires low-income schools that haven't met performance targets for three years in a row to provide tutoring services to their students. The tutoring industry is benefiting from the influx of federal money, but critics worry about the quality of the services. In our second and final story on the rise of tutoring, Elaine Korry reports.

In the wake of a thwarted attack at an FBI field office, NPR's Michel Martin discusses extremist violence with Brian Murphy, a former top official from the Department of Homeland Security.

Author Guo Jingming, 25, is a pop icon in China. His work has been attacked for commercialism and narcissism, the very criticism often directed at China's generation of only children under the one-child policy. But his popularity is unmistakable: He reportedly has earned $3.5 million in the past two years as the nation's top-selling author.

Vice President Harris is already the target of disinformation online. NPR's Michel Martin asks Nina Jankowicz of the American Sunlight Project what's ahead if Harris tops the ticket.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elaina Plott Calabro of The Atlantic about her profile of Kash Patel, a key figure in former President Trump's plans for a return to the White House.

This week, Pope Francis received one of the U.S.'s top honors, published a memoir, and facilitated relations between Washington and Havana.

Republicans have won control the U.S. Senate, while the state of the House of Representatives is still too close to call. Get the latest on the state of Congress.

Top U.S. cabinet members are attending the Munich Security Conference with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and European leaders.