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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $5.6 million dollars to western Alaska communities for new equipment and wind turbines that promise lower…

In an attempt to improve Italy's debt ratio, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says the country will include illegal drug sales and prostitution when it figures its gross domestic product.

The British indie-pop band stops by WAMU in Washington, D.C., to play songs from 2000's recently reissued Suburban Light. Watch Alasdair MacLean and his crew perform "Reflections After Jane."

The news about both last quarter and last week is positive. Fewer people signed up for unemployment insurance last week, and consumer spending was stronger than previously thought in late 2013.

The shooting of Trayvon Martin is dramatized in a controversial ad by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Executive Director Josh Horwitz, talks with guest host Celeste Headlee about trying to overturn 'stand your ground' laws.

The pay increase is the first across-the-board raise the federal workforce has gotten since 2010.

The Chaparrastique volcano blew for the first time in 37 years, producing a cloud that rose as much as six miles into the air. Airlines canceled many flight into and out of the country. While things are calmer today, gases are still rising from the volcano.

At least 13 victims have injuries ranging from burns to trauma suffered from jumping out windows.

The full concert, to celebrate the release of his 17th solo album, Egypt Station, will stream live on McCartney's YouTube channel starting at 8 p.m. ET Friday, Sep. 7.

To spread the word about an upcoming reissue campaign, the influential band is circulating a little-seen performance of its first single, recorded live in Manchester.