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The Federal Reserve will continue its program of purchasing $85 billion in securities and will leave the target interest rate for federal funds untouched to support the U.S. economy, the U.S. central bank said in a policy update issued Wednesday afternoon.

The organizer says the novel approach was a way to celebrate fashion while keeping to Ramadan sensibilities.

Police confronted Sterling Brown, a rookie with the Milwaukee Bucks, in January over a parking violation. On Wednesday, Milwaukee's police chief said that the officers had acted inappropriately.

Overall, this season's vaccine is about 36 percent effective in blunting or preventing flu, health officials say. That's better than earlier predictions, and good enough to prevent flu in thousands.

NPR's Noel King talks to Sudanese activist Dalia El Roubi about the violent crackdown Sudan's Transitional Military Council is undertaking against demonstrators. Dozens of protesters are dead.

Prime-time viewership is lower than it was for the Sochi Winter Games, though NBC is still drawing more viewers in prime time than its competitors.

The donation is the largest individual gift ever made to a single university and is designed to allow the school to be need-blind and loan-free.

Nearly 90 percent of accounts that spread disinformation during the presidential election continue to operate and spread or amplify false stories, a new study concludes.

A judge said such a paper ballot rollout would "seriously test" the capacity of election workers and "swamp the polls with work and voters," leading to "disaffection and frustration."

Senator Chuck Schumer wants an emergency declared…not on the southern border, but for a shortage of the shingles vaccine. He stopped at Burnet Pharmacy…