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After the hurricane in Jamaica, the government had a pot of money to help rebuild, called the Catastrophe Bonds payout.

The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday, Denmark says a working group will be formed to address U.S. concerns, Trump administration reverses mental health cuts.

As the U.S. government bombs boats it says are trafficking cocaine and claims that Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is a cartel leader, we investigate how the trade really works.

The increase in college enrollment was fueled by a rise in community college enrollment.

Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.

Oklahoma now has its first official "dark sky park" where people can look at the stars without light pollution.

President Trump's name no longer adorns the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after a court ordered it removed from the building and the organization's website.

Also found in raspberries, the discovery of Erythrulose in interstellar space may also provide clues to the origins of life.

President Trump downplays fears about AI risks, Supreme Court rejects Trump's efforts to enact mail-in voting restrictions for the midterms, Kennedy Center says it's on the brink of bankruptcy.

The reforms and the motivation behind the changes might surprise you.

When it comes to drinking wine, Latinos are a historically underrepresented group.

America's relationship with China is drawing renewed attention from the Bush administration. China is a growing economic power and is well along with a military modernization effort. What are China's ultimate intentions?

In part two of our series on the financial abuse of the elderly, Judy Campbell of member station KQED reports on a multi-agency approach pioneered in Los Angeles, known as FAST or Financial Abuse Specialty Team. The group recoups money and prosecutes cases.

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff faces a Senate committee hearing next week and the Justice Department is looking into his activities as well. The charge that Abramoff billed Indian tribes millions of dollars and took members of Congress on luxury trips overseas has made many in Washington nervous. Many powerful lawmakers of both parties did business with Abramoff -- including Ohio Republican Bob Ney.

Votes are being counted in Turkey's presidential election. U.N. marks 75th anniversary of Palestinian displacement. North Carolina governor vetoes a 12-week abortion ban, setting up an override fight.

Michele Norris talks with Isabella and Olivia Gerasole, Chicago sisters who won a James Beard Foundation Award for their Web site, spatulatta.com. At ages 10 and 8, the sisters are the youngest people to win the prestigious award. Their site is geared toward teaching kids how to cook.

Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

This Memorial Day weekend, Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison — the guys behind the popular blog and podcast The Sporkful — bring you their finest secrets, tips and tricks to make the most of your time at the grill.

Michael Edwards, who has won the title Armed Forces Chef of the Year, took NPR's "How Low Can You Go" family supper challenge and cooked up a sauteed skate meuniere with potato gnocchi and cream of asparagus soup. He says he learned how to cook simple foods on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.

The House on Tuesday passed a bill to extend current spending levels through Dec. 3 and suspend the cap on federal debt through 2022. But Senate Republicans oppose it and show no signs of budging.

After two years of pandemic life, people have learned to cope in ways that have become stubborn, unhealthy habits. But there are positive steps we can take to reset a healthy lifestyle.

Prosecutors had argued that Rittenhouse was responsible for the deadly peril that night. But legal experts said his claim of self-defense was strong from the beginning.

The frigid Christmas storm has killed at least 24 people across the country, trapping some residents inside homes with snow drifts, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

The school reopening debate is heating up again. The nation's biggest teachers union raised the possibility of strikes if schools reopen without sufficient safeguards. Child care is another issue.

According to the White House, President Bush closely followed the hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The president was initially told Wednesday afternoon that U.S. forces may have killed the terrorist. Officials confirmed Zarqawi's death for the president Wednesday evening.