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Much of China's private sector is helmed by powerful family firms that drove economic growth for decades. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are taking over these firms.

A bipartisan Senate bill to reduce and manage the surge of migrants approaching the U.S. Mexico border Wednesday was derailed by Republicans. Now, Democrats are moving to Plan B.

The House and Senate on Wednesday will take up their budget proposals for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, as they prepare to negotiate a final spending plan.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to discuss a cease-fire proposal for Gaza.

A special counsel questioned Pres. Biden's mental acuity while saying he should not be indicted concerning his handling of classified documents. Meanwhile former Pres. Trump faces criminal charges.

At the beginning of November, the six-member White House opioid commission delivered 56 recommendations to President Trump, for reigning in the nation's opioid crisis. On Thursday, the White House hosted a summit on opioids. Commission member Bertha Madras speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the progress she sees happening, or not, toward those 56 recommendations.

With this year's destructive wildfires, lawmakers and land managers are looking for new ways to reduce the risk of fire. But the answer, fire ecologists say, may be a hard one to accept.

The Ukrainian soldiers are on a U.S tour to thank Americans for the latest round of military aid to Ukraine -- and to court new support.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his 2020 running mate.

Attorney General William Barr told people he was considering resigning over frustration with the president's public statements about Justice Department cases, an administration official said.

President Trump has promised to shield farmers from trade war fallout. That effort is likely to involve an infusion of taxpayer money and the Commodities Credit Corporation.

Senators could not reach an agreement to avert a government shutdown that began Saturday morning.

The Middle East is bracing for tit-for-tat responses between Iran and Israel that could spin out into an all-out regional war.

Friday is jobs day, when the monthly employment report comes out, but those numbers come with a big asterix, including the massive margin of error, and the revisions. But what does this say about the reports as an economic indicator?

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China for a state visit this week. The invitation from his Chinese counterpart marks the first international trip of Putin's new term.

A Kansas City musician plays his pedal steel guitar in a Cold War missile silo to record a hopeful reminder that nuclear war is not inevitable

The BBC confirmed that the women killed were members of the family of its commentator John Hunt. The suspect, Kyle Clifford, was detained in north London after the brutal crossbow attack.

The WNBA All-Star game takes place Saturday. Also, football's Kansas City Chiefs are attempting a three-peat.

Biden said stepping aside was “the best way to unite" the country. He also said he would spend his last six months focusing on issues like Supreme Court reform, cancer research and Middle East peace.

For decades, the U.S. dominated the men's 400-meter race, one of the most difficult and prestigious events at any Olympic Games. But no American man had won gold since 2008 — until Wednesday.

Léon Marchand entered the Paris Summer Games with no gold medals. He now has claimed four gold - while shattering four Olympic records - and has emerged as a national French icon.

A breakdown in law and order along a main route in southern Gaza has made Israel's daytime fighting pause ineffectual for aid delivery. This led to skyrocketing food prices sold on the black market.

An American-Turkish citizen was shot and killed in the Israel Occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials. The Seattle resident was protesting ultra-right hardliners land grabs.

The high cost of housing is a big issue for voters. And both presidential candidates have plans to address it. But there are few details and lots of questions.

After Labor Day, the presidential campaign cycle is counting down the final days with early voting starting in some states later this month.