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The top local stories this evening from KERA News:The Texas Board of Education has approved creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American…

Michelle Bachelet defeated her conservative rival Sunday with 62 percent of the vote. The center-left candidate was previously president from 2006-10. Although extremely popular when she left office, Bachelet was constitutionally barred from seeking a second consecutive term.

A car bombing near the presidential palace in Beirut on Wednesday killed a top Lebanese army officer. The victim was widely expected to succeed army Chief of Staff Michel Suleiman, who has emerged as the consensus candidate for president after months of political deadlock.

Also: Michelle Obama touts free speech in address to Chinese students; Turks strike back at attempt to ban Twitter; and upsets bust almost everyone's NCAA brackets.

Also: Tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula; President Obama reportedly plans to propose some cuts in projected spending on social programs; building collapse in India kills and injures dozens of people.

Two daredevils, one from Russia, the other from the Ukraine, sneak onto the construction site at the as-yet-unfinished world's second-tallest building and climb to the top.

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:The number of Texans dying from a flu-related cause has now doubled over the past two weeks. In the most…

A Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive sought on parole violation, larceny and drug charges has been caught in the Dallas area.The Texas Department of Public…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Trump Justice Department says it proved that Dallas-based AT&T's mega-merger with Time Warner will…

The top local stories this morning from KERA news: A majority of Texas voters believe gun laws should be more strict. That's according to the latest…