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At the United Nations, President Obama made the case for American intervention in the Mideast to counter ISIS, but called for an international response against that threat and others.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is under criticism from lawmakers in her party after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump. NPR looks at how voters are reacting to her decision.

Jon Corzine, the former CEO of MF Global, has mostly kept silent since the firm imploded and filed for bankruptcy. Thursday, he had a chance to open up. In a rare act of bipartisanship, the House Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to subpoena Corzine, a former New Jersey senator and governor. Speaking before the panel Thursday, Corzine tried to dodge blame for the company's collapse.

A new book by an anonymous "senior official in the Trump administration" claims many Trump officials considered resigning. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with The Washington Post's Philip Rucker.

The South Bend, Ind., mayor explains his health care overhaul plan — "Medicare for All," as well as private insurance — and differentiates it from other Democratic presidential candidates' plans.

In an interview with The Economist, France's president questioned NATO's future. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Fabrice Pothier, ex-NATO director of policy planning, about the lack of U.S. leadership.

Dry weather and strong winds mean that what would have been small blazes in the past are now monster fires. And more people live in harm's way.

Louisiana residents displaced by the recent floods started registering for state and federal programs to provide a way to live in or near their flood damaged homes.

The start of the NFL season has not been a good one for New York's two teams. The Jets and Giants have a combined 1-11 record.

Lunar New Year begins February 12. The two-week festival is expected to be much more subdued this year due to the pandemic, but Chinese international students are still trying to make the most of it.

Mary Wilson began her career in Detroit in 1959 as a singer in what was then called the Primettes. The group went on to become The Supremes, with members Diana Ross and Florence Ballard.

Scientists from the World Health Organization were in Wuhan, China, trying to figure out how the coronavirus got there and how it infected so many people, so quickly.

Just 12 days after Bhutan launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on March 27, health officials said 93% of eligible adults had received one dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.

Lawmakers in Virginia are set to take important votes on the Equal Rights Amendment amid a renewed push to ratify it. Activists from across the country, who remember the fight decades ago, look back.

The Justice Department is now assisting local authorities across the country in response to the civil unrest that has erupted in connection with the death of George Floyd in the police custody.

Part of President Biden's infrastructure plan aims to promote racial equity. Professor Deborah Archer says highway planners in the mid-20th century sometimes purposefully destroyed Black communities.

In New Orleans, Bourbon Street is empty, shops on Magazine Street are closed and masses are canceled at Saint Louis Cathedral as confirmed cases of COVID-19 rise.

The police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright has spurred seven nights of street protests in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Amid tear gas and grief, local organizers are stepping up.

A Baltimore company trying to produce COVID-19 vaccines had to throw out a bad batch of the Johnson & Johnson product. That sets back efforts to expand production of this vaccine.

India is grappling with shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and vaccines amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases. Scientists are scrambling to sequence new variants.

Members of the two parties are split on how transgender students should participate in sports, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But opposition to legislating the issue is roughly uniform.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about possible plans to sue the Trump administration over actions that have slowed down the mail delivery.

A series of storm systems will impact travelers over the weekend and early next week, bringing heavy snow to the Great Lakes, including Chicago.

More cracks emerged in the DOJ's prosecution against former FBI Director James Comey at a hearing WEdnesday.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Gillian realized she has one day left to choose a new health insurance plan. A coworker went above and beyond to ensure everything was taken care of.