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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSBlog, about the Supreme Court case Groff v. DeJoy, to be argued on Tuesday. It involves religious liberty and employment accommodations.

A visual testimony of the nuptials of Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.

The Trump administration has backed off its policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Maureen Meyer, director of the Mexico program at the Washington Office on Latin America, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly from Arizona to talk about the effect of the policy change on the ground.

Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner has overseen one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America. The turnaround followed three years of economic collapse in Argentina that left more than half the nation in poverty.

In Bangladesh, rice is the daily food for everyone. A genetically engineered strain of the crop is offering hope for surviving the long-lasting floods that are a product of climate change.

Pope Benedict XVI leaves the church in the midst of change: American Catholics' social views tend to diverge from the Vatican's, and the church now sees much of its support in South America and Africa. One former member of the College of Cardinals says the next pope will have to be aware of the church's needs in South America.

Century-old ski trails, once used by Canadians to travel from village to village, are luring modern outdoor enthusiasts and boosting winter tourism to the region.

Tensions are flaring in Palm Beach County about controversial AI data center project. Now, leading experts — and the governor — are sounding the alarm, even as Donald Trump moves to limit state AI regulations.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and began his activism.

Scientists believe there are only a few hundred black-footed ferrets still living in the Western United States.

In April this year, Katie Herzog checked into a Boston teaching hospital for what turned out to be a nine-hour-long back surgery. The 68-year-old...

Florida is ranked number three in the U.S. for the number of calls received at the nation’s human trafficking hotline. To curb that trend, state and...

Independent pharmacies are getting pinched by reimbursements for generic drugs that aren't keeping up with rising prices. Drugstores blame the middlemen who manage companies' drug benefits.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the state could be facing its "biggest evacuation ever" because Hurricane Matthew is threatening almost the entire Atlantic…

In a pair of major rulings about the state's embattled death penalty, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for about half of the state...

A North Carolina-based engineering battalion is making slow progress repairing roads that were blocked or damaged in Hurricane Maria. But months of work...

Among the things the coronavirus pandemic is changing is how people get around. People are walking, biking and driving more, but using buses, trains and Uber less.

Voters showing up in person Tuesday to cast ballots in Florida’s primary elections appeared to encounter just a few hiccups, with officials deploying…

The coronavirus pandemic has brought big changes to one of the defining aspects of military life -- boot camp. But some people question if the changes...

Congress, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, set aside $13 billion to help safety-net hospitals that treat a majority of poor, elderly and disabled…

The plan authorizes a security force in the devastated territory and envisions a possible path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote.

The major airlines are pressing lawmakers to end the government shutdown. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Geoff Freeman, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, about the effect on the airline industry.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the Major League Baseball Playoffs, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers as they attempt to repeat as champions.

TGH will pay $10 a month over 49 years with a committment to invest at least $49 million in the struggling rural hospital. The DeSoto board opted for TGH's offer over two others.

Ukraine's military offensive is making only limited progress. This is contributing to a debate on whether the U.S. needs to send even more powerful arms, or try to lay the groundwork for peace talks.