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Mayawati Kumari is the chief minister of one of India's largest and poorest states. She's also the richest woman in India and one of the best known. Now there's talk about her possibly becoming the country's next prime minister.

From Texas Standard . The International Energy Agency announced earlier this year that U.S. oil production will rise above Russia’s, making the nation...

The highest air temperature ever recorded on the planet was the 134 degrees registered there in 1913. Forecasters say the heat wave baking the Southwest could push the temperature near that point in the valley this weekend.

The Washington Post is reporting the departures would gut much of the agency's upper management following security lapses that led to harsh criticism of the presidential protection service.

What words are you sick of hearing? The wags at Lake Superior State University are out with their annual nominees. Others include "hashtag" and "twittersphere."

This December marks the one year anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Since then, more than a dozen other school shootings have occurred - including one just last week. Host Michel Martin checks in with educators from around the country to ask if their jobs have become more dangerous, and hear their top school safety concerns.

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is examining the role of extremist groups and their possible connections to advisers of Donald Trump.

The law enforcement community is beginning to press an effort to amend communications law to cover their access to conversations on new technologies -- like Skype, BlackBerry and Facebook -- to keep pace with the way criminal and terrorism suspects are talking to each other. The initiative, in its early stages, is sure to face strong head winds from privacy advocates.

Studies highlighted in Scientific American indicate a propensity for less-well-performing employees to take aim at the efforts of their star coworkers.

Also: February jobs report is due this morning; Japan looks ahead one year after disaster; opposition leader in Syria rejects talks with Assad regime; "Kony 2012" buzz continues.