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The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Mumps cases in Texas have hit a 20-year high. There have been 221 cases so far this year, according to…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:In Dallas, the campaigning is over and the governing begins for a new City Council -- members were sworn…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is raising questions about a prayer room used by Muslim…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:Joe Barton, the Ennis Republican who represents parts of North Texas in Congress, was with his two sons…

Seven Democrats are still in the running for the party's presidential nomination, and they'll be competing in seven different state contests Tuesday. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts leads in many polls after early victories in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Adam Hochberg.

New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd step down in the wake of a scandal involving former reporter Jayson Blair. Raines and Boyd faced intense criticism after Blair was accused of various ethical transgressions during his four years at The Times. Hear Jack Schaffer of Slate magazine.

The population of the United States has officially reached 300 million. According to government calculations, America reached the milestone at 7:46 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The United States is only the third country in the world to reach 300 million people.

From a man with his pet rooster in Bali to the victim of an acid attack in Iran, here are some of the featured images from the Sony World Photography Awards.

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:This past weekend’s white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va. has generated strong reactions here…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Voters will have to go back to the polls June 18th to decide a runoff for a Dallas school board seat…