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NPR host Steve Inskeep visits Torkham, a major border crossing wedged between Pakistan and Afghanistan, to explore who is and isn't able to pass through now that the Taliban are back in power.

After implementing a shorter work week, Iceland has published its findings — which include no change in productivity and less employee burnout.

From awe and excitement to trepidation, Americans share their experiences of Monday's solar eclipse.

The Kentucky Derby is celebrated by locals in Louisville — including its smallest residents, who get their own downtown parade.

The Border Patrol says the pandemic limits how many people they can safely hold at facilities. Officials say funding and jurisdiction issues also prevent them from transporting migrants to cities.

Broadcast nationwide in 1934 and praised by listeners and critics alike, a masterful symphony soon fell silent. A new recording hopes to help revive an American treasure.

Cameras in school zones would be used to cite anyone going more than 10 miles over the limit.

Videos posted to social media show three men shouting and using offensive language toward a group of Muslim students who were engaged in an early-morning prayer.

A coronavirus variant is spreading quickly in India, causing a massive surge in cases. Scientists are rushing to see if vaccines will be effective against this variant. So far, the news is hopeful.

A politically connected Missouri couple allegedly poisoned their neighbor's trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor in Maine. The incident was unearthed by the victim herself.

As of July, one of every 2,420 homes in Florida ended in foreclosure – the highest rate in the last two years.

Tampa Bay, which went into the break on a 19-1-1 run, has nine players in Milan plus coach Jon Cooper, who leads Canada. Jake Guentzel is representing the Bolts on Team USA, which begins play Thursday.

Areas between I-75 and I-95 may receive around 1 to 3 inches over the next few days, while regions west of I-75 are expected to see lighter amounts.

While incurring a record deficit, the U.S. economy remains stable and flexible, says Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Speaking via video link to a banking conference organized by the Banco de Mexico, Greenspan said the United States' flexibility has been key to surmounting recent economic troubles.

Indonesian authorities say the death toll from Monday's earthquake on Java has surpassed 250 as more bodies have been discovered under collapsed buildings.

The 16-day state fair on the National Mall kicked off with a Trump rally, and not all 50 states are taking part. Organizers say there's nothing partisan about celebrating America's 250th birthday.

The Oakland Raiders will no longer be the Oakland Raiders. The team will be moving to Las Vegas, and fans are feeling jilted, again.

A new graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang re-imagines the Green Turtle, a mysterious superhero created during World War II, as the American-born son of Chinese immigrants.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about the state of abortion access in the U.S., ahead of a Supreme Court decision on a Mississippi abortion ban.

Federal employee unions are fervently supporting Kamala Harris for president, in part because they like her pro-labor policies, but just as much because they fear a second Trump term.

Erin Arvedlund was among the first to report on the many suspicions about financier Bernie Madoff, in 2001. In her book, Too Good To Be True, she reports on how Madoff managed to fool investors, and the SEC, for so long.

Author Steven Johnson says that ideas don't come in a stroke of genius — they emerge from a network of people, places and real-world constraints.

The line features fringe-trimmed cowgirl dresses, rhinestone-bejeweled harnesses, gingham shirts and bandanas, concert T-shirts, toys and even a blond wig inspired by the singer.

This summer's extreme weather can't and won't stop Americans from having fun.

His new book, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, looks at the ways social media shaming affects both the targets and those doing the shaming. Critic Eric Weiner calls it sharp-eyed and often hilarious.