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The Queens of Africa are based on Nigeria's three largest groups — Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa — and each has traits meant to empower the girls who play with them.

There have been seven cases of bacterial meningitis on the university's campus since March. The FDA has given approval to importing a European vaccine because the strain detected at Princeton isn't covered by vaccines available in the U.S. The severe disease can cause serious complications or death.

The vaccine has not been approved in the U.S. but an outbreak at the university prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend importing the vaccine.

The bulk of Friedberger's work thus far has been recorded with her brother, Matthew, under the name The Fiery Furnaces. For this new solo album, her second, she's written with a new collaborator in singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding.

She's going to take a gap year and begin at Harvard during fall 2017, according to a statement from the first lady's office.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 that denying a teacher a job because she is lesbian violates the Civil Rights Act. It's the first time the law has been found to cover the LGBT community.

The bodies were discovered during a search of a rural property near the town of Henryetta, agency spokesman Gerald Davidson said.

The New York band is enjoying the kind of buzz that most young musicians only dream of. It's just released its debut, and it's already been featured in The New York Times — and is about to appear on Saturday Night Live. The album is, surprisingly, worth the hype.

We celebrate the genre's 50th birthday.

The Central African nation of Cameroon kicked off the world's first routine childhood vaccine program for malaria this week.