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Oklahoma's top education official has made headlines for mandating Bibles in each classroom but once upon a time he was a high school teacher who enjoyed dissecting racy HBO dramas with students.

Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates.

It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club's closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.

The International Court of Justice says it did not find that Bolivia's neighbor Chile has a legal obligation to enter into negotiations with Bolivia about access to the ocean.

Elizabeth Rowe, the symphony's principal flutist, filed suit against the orchestra last July. It was among the first lawsuits regarding gender pay gaps filed under a new Massachusetts law.

The announcement came one day after a New York judge ordered Trump and the Trump Organization to pay over $355 million as part of a civil fraud case.

After better than expected election results, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been reelected to lead his conference in the next session of Congress. His top lieutenants were also reelected.

The directors of the major intelligence agencies made their annual appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee to present their global threat assessment on Tuesday.

President-elect Biden has picked two more for top positions: Susan Rice is set to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council and Denis McDonough is his pick to run Veterans Affairs.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bubba Wallace, the only black NASCAR top circuit driver, about NASCAR banning the Confederate flag.