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Republicans control the reins of power in Florida, but Democrats think the new maps will help them unseat some GOP incumbents both in Congress and in the state Legislature.

France has been marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher supermarket in Paris, in which 17 people died. As the French president was speaking Thursday, a man wearing a fake explosive vest was shot dead after threatening police.

Two years ago, in January 2013, oil was about $100 dollars a barrel. At that time, towns near new oil fields expanded rapidly, filling up with workers and overflowing revenue. But how are those towns doing now that oil is worth about half what it was then? The Planet Money team checks in with oil workers and residents in Williston, N.D.

The occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in southeast Oregon has brought heightened attention to the federal government's management of public lands. The ranchers of Harney County, Ore., have a long history of both working with and struggling with the Bureau of Land Management. Some ranchers blame the area's economic hardship on federal mismanagement of public lands, but others see the government agency as a valuable partner.

It’s become a very tricky business to keep bees alive. And not because of colony collapse disorder.

KCRW’s Anthony Valadez shares music from Geographer, Remy Kay, Nxworries and more, in the first installment of DJ Sessions in 2016.

China's economy and stock market are taking hits. Billionaire George Soros says it's setting the stage for another global meltdown. But others argue China's troubles will not trigger a crisis.

Monique Pressley is called "masterful" in her public message. She hits the spotlight of the Bill Cosby case after a career as a defense attorney, prosecutor and religion-based broadcaster.

The Republican front-runner stopped in one of the most liberal states in the country for a raucous rally.

For a while, the president's plan for increasing vehicles' fuel efficiency worked; he said it would save money and reduce carbon pollution. Then came cheap gas, and the improvements have stalled.