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Air traffic controllers are finding it increasingly difficult to keep doing their jobs without getting a paycheck during the government shutdown. Some are starting to speak out.

Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program.

An Oklahoma law giving local law enforcement powers to arrest undocumented immigrants takes effect Monday, unless it's blocked by the courts. Some police say it won't work, and immigrants are afraid.

Days after the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, there are signs other regional banks are vulnerable.

The 21-year-old Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of U.S. intelligence documents is facing charges under the espionage act. He made his initial court appearance today.

As a record number of people retire, social security won’t be around for much longer either. We look at the origins of social security and some new ideas to tackle new retirement challenges.

As the immigration policy known as Title 42 draws to a close, residents of Brownsville, Texas, right along the border, are focused elsewhere.

A federal court in Texas hears arguments Thursday in a long-running case about the future of DACA. The program provides temporary legal protection to some immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with investigative reporter Jane Bradley about King Charles III billion-dollar real estate portfolio as Britain faces a cost-of-living crisis.

There’s no single reason for the slight drop in opioid overdose deaths across most of the U.S. last year. But finding new ways to make Narcan available in public, 24 hours a day, is helping.

In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.

A series of deadly U.S. strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean has set off a fierce clash between President Trump and his Colombian counterpart over aid, trade and accountability.

The Puerto Rican superstar had never won any of the major prizes — album, song or record of the year — until last night. Other winners included Karol G and Alejandro Sanz.

In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.

A senior Russian general has been detained in Moscow in connection with the failed rebellion of Wagner head Yevgeny Progozhin over the weekend.

It was deployed to support Operation Southern Spear. The ship is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers being built for the U.S. military.

As the government shutdown enters its third day, the GOP-led Senate will vote for the fourth time on partisan stopgap bills. Meanwhile, the White House is threatening mass layoffs for federal workers.

The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it.

The U.S. economy grew substantially faster in the final months of 2023 than forecasters had expected. For all of last year, the economy grew 3.1% — defying forecasts of a likely recession.

This year, some American Muslims say they feel politically homeless — not understood or welcomed by either Republicans or Democrats.

As thousands of younger Americans leave the military — which has been downsizing lately — the USDA would like them to consider carrying the torch as older farmers start to retire.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks the Sikh Coalition's Satjeet Kaur about the impact of the mass shooting in Indianapolis on his community.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with conservation biologist Karen Oberhauser about why the migratory monarch butterfly was just declared endangered, and what can be done in response.

Spencer Geissinger headed the Presidential Advance Team for former President George W. Bush. Geissinger served Bush during both terms, doing advance work in 98 countries. He shares anecdotes with host Rachel Martin of arranging the scheduling, security and publicity for Bush's foreign trips, with a view toward President Obama's upcoming visit to Israel.

President Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping "agreed to almost everything" in their nearly two-hour meeting in South Korea, which Trump said was "friendly."