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North Carolina is a swing state with a Senate seat coming open. On the Republican side, the former president made an early endorsement, seeming to set the positioning for the GOP hopefuls.

Filmmakers Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra are both winners of MacArthur Genius grants this year. The married couple do separate but related work dealing with immigration and migrant labor.

The District of Columbia opened its first semipermanent tiny park. The parklet's creators hope the new space will encourage pedestrians to hang out, while others worry about losing parking spaces.

Search teams have worked day and night to clear the land of building parts and debris. Now a Miami-Dade County circuit judge is hearing arguments about what should happen to the oceanfront property.

Those affected so far may seem pretty boring, but agencies from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Federal Reserve could be in the crosshairs.

Many athletes on Team USA are vocal about the struggles of being a mom and a star athlete, as are mothers from other nations. At the Tokyo Olympics, they're using their platform to make a change.

As homicide rates spike nationwide, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Steve Adler, mayor of Austin, Texas, about how his city is handling violent crime and gun violence.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer about her county's recent surge in COVID-19 cases and what's being done about it.

It appears to be 50% more infectious, and researchers predict the new coronavirus variant could start to dominate in the U.S. by March. The time to prepare is now, they say.

The annual march celebrating loyalists' tie to the United Kingdom comes as Brexit has created a new border in the Irish Sea and the U.K.'s future is tenuous.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Rae Nudson about her new book All Made Up: The Power and Pitfalls of Beauty Culture, From Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian.

Pareen Mhatre is one of 200,000 young people who grow up in the U.S. but "age out" of their legal status. With no clear path to permanent residency, they're hoping Congress will step in.

Millions of people who need insurance are eligible for free health care plans. A special enrollment period is ending on Aug. 15. Here's how to sign up in time.

The CDC's new, more limited eviction moratorium may help it survive legal challenges. President Biden is pushing states to quickly distribute federal aid to the millions of renters who need it.

Since 1999, prescription opioid sales have quadrupled in the U.S. Now, as the country faces an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, doctors are divided over how much prescriptions are the problem.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken during the busing desegregation protests captured a nation. The photographer and subject of "The Soiling of Old Glory" talk about its significance 40 years on.

As Jon Stewart's final week hosting The Daily Show gets underway, we examine the show's legacy and the many careers and spinoffs it's launched.

People with disabilities represent the largest minority group in the country, but say they remain vastly underrepresented when it comes to the ranks of the federal workforce.

Relationship contracts might not sound romantic, but all relationships are contractual. Writer Mandy Len Catron says this is a tool for couples to express their needs and work together.

The former chair of the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees is slated to become interim president Monday.

The state plans to begin measuring the levels of disease-fighting antibodies in the blood of vaccinated nursing home residents, which could help indicate whether they need a booster shot.

Some worry that New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner's office was too slow to acknowledge the scale of the election security problem and focused on addressing the wrong challenges.

Sue Gordon, formerly the second highest ranking official in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about Trump's efforts to overturn election results.

Legislation to create a commission to study reparations faces steep odds in the evenly divided Congress. Advocates want the House to take up the bill, or for President Biden to act on his own.

The change comes as Facebook looks to recast its public image from battered social network to tech innovator focused on building the next generation of online interaction, known as the "metaverse."