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TikTok is on trial as U.S. authorities consider a ban. There's just one problem: it's not only an app for silly videos anymore, it is now entwined with our culture.

The film featuring a murderous Pooh bear has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau without explanation. Some say it's a result of China's censorship of memes related to leader Xi Jinping.

In an interview with NPR's Here & Now, the darling of the left again denies any interest herself. But her politics — and followers — will have an influence.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Marta Wosińska, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the rise in prescription drug shortages and what can be done to fix it.

What's a nice singer like you doing in a show like this? A reasonable question for Josh Groban, starring in the titlular role of Broadway's larger-than-life new "Sweeney Todd."

The tournament wraps Tuesday night with what should be a riveting game between defending champion U.S. and two-time winners Japan. The WBC has been a big hit, with record attendance and viewership.

President-elect Donald Trump made three senior cabinet appointments Friday. His picks for national security adviser, CIA director and attorney general offer clues to his administration's priorities.

The terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday spurred reactions from some of the presidential candidates in the U.S.

Trump gave a speech with few policy specifics, but that's not the point at all. He's channeling how a swath of people feel, and nothing sums it up better than 178 words he uttered.

The Biden administration has taken pains to avoid the word "bailout" in describing the effort to rescue Silicon Valley Bank depositors. Yet banking experts say it sure does look like a bailout.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talk to Washington Post reporter Michelle Boorstein about the Catholic organization that bought mobile phone data to "out" priests who use gay dating apps.

The parade of storms that have pummeled California this winter caused hundreds of rockslides around the state. Now, geologists are out assessing new risks and shoring up protections.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Barry Ritholtz, chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management, about the state of an economy that's adding jobs but also seeing layoffs.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges. Lula, as he's popularly known, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison but remains free pending appeal. Lula denies wrongdoing and claims the charges are politically motivated.

March Madness is fully underway. The opening of college basketball's tournament season brought exciting play and some upsets.

Federal Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate committee Tuesday morning. He'll likely be asked about the Fed's effort to curb inflation and how much higher interest rates are likely to go.

The U.S. Senate voted to block a sweeping criminal justice reform bill passed by local lawmakers in the District of Columbia.

The DOJ says the Louisville Metro Police Department routinely violated civil rights, conducted unlawful searches and discriminated against Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.

The Senate approved a GOP-led joint resolution that would overrule the Washington, D.C., city council's recent legislation to rewrite the criminal code for the nation's capital.

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

A Senate fight over temporarily replacing Diane Feinstein on the judiciary panel is delaying the confirmation of several federal judicial nominees. Feinstein, who is 89, is recovering from shingles.

Many questions are raised by the discovery of missile parts in a North Korean ship coming from Cuba and passing through the Panama Canal. Cuban authorities acknowledge sending the parts, but they do not explain why they are doing business with North Korea. The incident sheds some light on two of the most isolated regimes on the planet and what political and commercial ties may bind them.

My Powerful Hair is Indigenous author Carole Lindstrom's new children's book. It is inspired by her grandmother, who was forced to cut off her hair to try to remove her from Native culture.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday to urge senators to act quickly on the $700 billion bailout package. Democrats seem to be unfied over the plan but some Republicans are hostile towards it.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.