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In the latest installment of a five-part series, reporter Scott Carrier of the Hearing Voices radio project explores how tourists and natives alike can get caught up the drug trade pervading Ciudad Juarez, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border just across the Rio Grande from Texas.

Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

Here's the list of new albums out today, including Djo, Jane Remover, Elton John and Brandi Carlile.

A crew of four civilians will hitch a ride from SpaceX, spending three days in orbit inside their spaceship.

Philadelphia Flyers' Carter Hart, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the N.J. Devils and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames are charged in an alleged assault by members of Canada's 2018 world junior team.

If you think commuting on I-275 through Tampa is bad, you ain't seen nothing yet.That's because the entire Interstate will be closed tonight on the Tampa…

Can impressions and satire shift voters? And how do the comedians think about their role? We put these questions to Harris and Trump impressionists.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Gregory Gause, head of the International Affairs department at Texas A&M University, about changes in political power in Saudi Arabia, and what it means for the region and U.S.-Saudi relations.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

China's President Xi Jinping is in Pakistan to oversee the signing of agreements for a plan that would build $46 billion in infrastructure and energy projects. China aims to create greater land and sea ties with Pakistan in order to strengthen its influence in European and Middle Eastern markets.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirms he and wife Cecilia will separate, leaving him devoid of an important adviser. Also, public transportation has come to a halt as part of a 24-hour strike by the public sector unions. The strike is in response to Sarkozy's proposed pension reform.

The National Hurricane Center has started advisories on PTC 18, which is likely to become the next named storm of the season.

The case sought refunds of fees paid for transportation, health care and athletics services that were not provided. An online docket said the student's en banc request had been refused.

Where imperfect translations are blamed on our lapses of language, Aaron Coleman sees "creative, productive failures." Allow the poet and literary translator to explain with a few tweet-length poems.

President Biden called off meetings in Jordan after an explosion at a busy hospital killed hundreds of people. President Mahmoud Abbas declared days of mourning for the victims.

E15 fuel is normally banned from sale in the warmer summer months because of concerns about air pollution. Biden said the U.S. will invest $100

A focus away from the past and on how the private sector can lead future economic growth underscored celebrations in the capital of the former South Vietnam.

This erotic thriller murder mystery series on Netflix is silly, raunchy and high drama. But if it's up your alley, you might find it a pretty well-executed bit of summer entertainment.

The Dominican-Italian singer performs an "El Tiny" concert from Soho Beach House in Miami.

On the fourth day of Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd, the courtroom's focus shifted to Floyd's drug use and medical evidence.

As efforts to control books continue, Nashville Public Library hopes to reach thousands of readers with its "I read banned books" card.

The famous Orloj clock in Prague's Old Town Square was renovated in 2018. Four years later, a local preservation group noticed something off about the refurbishment.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The first big electoral night of the Biden presidency provided a bad omen for Democrats in 2022, and Republicans may have found a way to campaign in the post-Trump era.

Ten years after the financial crisis, the recovery hasn't reached everywhere. After the plant at which they worked was shuttered, three members of a family saw their lives change in unexpected ways.