A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement with students and parents.

An opera based on the popular novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns," which is set in Afghanistan, is making its world debut in Seattle.

There have been more than 200 instances of public school districts in Florida banning books since last July.

The Putnam County School District is under fire after it made the controversial decision to remove three books from its summer reading list after pushback from parents.