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The U.S. high school graduation rate was 81 percent in 2013, the most recent year in which federal data are available.

From 'Dropout Crisis' To Record High, Dissecting The Graduation Rate

A lot of time, effort and money over the past decade have gone into producing a great statistic, but not without unintended consequences.

"Nearly 1 in 3 uninsured Americans have already been covered — more than 16 million people -– driving our uninsured rate to its lowest level ever," President Obama told a cheering crowd at the Catholic Health Association's annual conference Tuesday.

The Uninsured Rate Is Low, But Proving It's The Lowest Ever Is Tricky

President Obama hails the Affordable Care Act for driving the uninsured rate "to its lowest level ever." But changes in how the rate has been measured make historical claims difficult.

A Nov. 14, 1969, photo made available by NASA shows Jack King in the Firing Room of the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., during the countdown for Apollo 12. King, who died Thursday, became known as NASA's "Voice of Apollo."

Jack King, NASA's 'Voice Of Apollo,' Dies At 84

He uttered the countdown heard 'round the world leading up to the launch of the first moon landing mission.

Listen Back To A 1990 Interview With Actor Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee died Sunday in London at the age of 93. He had more than 250 TV and film appearances, and was best known for his roles in Dracula and Star Wars. In 1990 he was working on Gremlins 2.

Michael Gibbs And Bill Frisell Team Up On A New Big Band Record

In the 1970s guitarist Bill Frisell was a student of jazz composer and arranger Michael Gibbs at Boston's Berklee College of Music. This is the album some Frisell fans have been wishing for.

Transforming The Norton

Drew Mello talks with Scott Bernarde, Director of Communications for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.The Norton’s primary summer exhibition,…

Albert Woodfox, shown in an undated prison photo. Prosecutors want to keep the former Black Panther leader behind bars as he awaits a third trial in the 1972 murder of Brent Miller, a 23-year-old guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.

Appeals Court Denies Immediate Release To Last Of 'Angola 3'

A three-judge panel extended an order blocking the release of Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther leader who is awaiting a retrial in the 1972 stabbing death of a prison guard.

Ukraine Finance Minister Says Economic Success Is Key To Ending Conflict

In a way, Natalie Jaresko is on the frontlines in Ukraine's conflict with Russia. The Ukraine finance minister says financial stability is the only way to regain territory lost to Russia.

Chicano Batman

When Chicano Batman, an all-Latino rock group from LA, found out they were opening for mega-star Jack White, they were thrilled. The experience ended up being a challenge, and an opportunity to grow.

Ayesha Siddiqi

The New Inquiry's editor-in-chief Ayesha Siddiqi talks with host Maria Hinojosa about maintaining editorial independence.

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