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White House and congressional negotiators are no closer to reaching a deal to lift the debt ceiling. Any deal is also likely to upset parts of the Republican and Democratic caucus.

While most fans will be watching college teams hit the gridiron or Major League Baseball playoffs, there's another sporting event happening: the U.S. championship of the Australian Football League.

From brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of the year's most profitable memes.

Once complete, Amara Bay will feature 415 luxury apartments, an 8,000-square-foot restaurant and a 150-slip marina.

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

You're Leaving When? is a witty memoir of Gurwitch's many middle age misadventures — and it doesn't even cover the stage IV lung cancer diagnosis she received in the midst of the pandemic.

Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.

Already the subject of much public scrutiny, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth, appears on Capitol Hill today for the opening of Senate confirmation hearings.

The Chinese coast guard boards vessels in waters China considers its own -- including waters around one Taiwanese island, where residents have long been caught in the middle of tensions with China.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the scandal at Rutgers University, and the NCAA basketball finals for both men and women this weekend.

In his Oval Office address, President Obama sought to calm a nation on edge because of terror. Did it work? And how is it reverberating on the 2016 campaign trail?

John Bolton, who was President Trump's national security adviser before becoming a vocal critic, was indicted Thursday on charges related to the mishandling of classified documents.

Shock has turned to anger in Paris as details about the Louvre Museum's gaps in security start to emerge after "priceless" jewels were stolen in a brazen daytime burglary.

A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.

The first results are in from a charity experiment in Kenya. Those who got a lump sum of money were far more likely to start a business — and earn more — compared to those who got monthly payments.

The office-sharing company WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. Once the hottest startup in Silicon Valley, WeWork hit two major hurdles: It ran out of cash and the office-bust of the pandemic.

A jury in New York City has found the former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried guilty — of securities fraud, money laundering, and five other criminal counts.

A British surgeon with the International Committee of the Red Cross describes what he's seen in 11 days at a Gaza hospital.

Former President Trump is taking credit for the election of Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker of the House — but some say the recent chaos revealed more about Trump's limitations than his power.

As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won't be enough doctors and nurses.

Minnesota authorities have revealed more details about the attempted bribery of a juror in a $250 million fraud trial.

President Trump indicated that he may send an additional Patriot missile system to help Ukraine defend against the continuing barrage of Russian drones and missiles.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown about what advice he has for the players heading to the Super Bowl on Sunday.

President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.