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Carlsen squared off against 143,000 players from around the world — but the chess grandmaster was unable to clinch a victory over Team World.

House Republicans are seeking testimony as part of their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons say they've already provided in writing what little they know.

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A Kansas resident is pressing state lawmakers to legalize raccoons as pets. He says they're smarter and friendlier than people give them credit for.

The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.

Imagine Robert Redford or Ernest Borgnine as the Godfather. On the 50th anniversary of the film, the author of Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli describes the movie that could've been.

King tides flooded roads, businesses and the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk across South Florida. Here is how the moon, warm water, onshore winds, porous limestone and a strengthening El Niño can combine to make Florida’s seasonal flooding worse.

The agency is working with Boeing to fix its Starliner capsule, with a crewed flight planned for 2028.

Fears are growing of a return to war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, just four years after a devastating conflict ended in a fragile peace deal.

States will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks.

The Zombies are the subject of a new documentary. Today, we hear from Blunstone, the group's lead singer. "I tend to sing sad songs better than happy-go-lucky songs," he said in this 1998 interview.

The waters off Florida and across the Caribbean are reaching record-breaking temperatures. As high as 100-plus degrees Fahrenheit. If warm seawater is here to stay, what will it mean for all that lives in the ocean and on land?

In 2010, Mayor Cory Booker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg devised a plan to improve Newark's failing schools. Dale Russakoff recounts their efforts in The Prize.

Rick Moody discusses his new novel, which is told solely in the form of online hotel reviews. The narrator of Hotels Of North America is increasingly down on his luck — and may even be homeless.

Former national security official Rush Doshi says President Trump's sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods sparked a clash in which China prevailed. We look at the current state of U.S.-China relations.

The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in.

Tom Gardner, co-founder of the Motley Fool Web site, talks about what individual investors can learn from the careers of Warren Buffett and Kenneth Lay.

Female editors at top women's magazines — Deborah Way of O, The Oprah Magazine, Damarys Ocana of Latina, and Dawn Baskerville of Essence — discuss topics highlighted in current issues of their publications.

Composer and inventor Tod Machover is looking to design the opera of the future. His new work, Death and the Powers, tells the story of a wealthy businessman who downloads himself into his environment in a bid for immortality. Machover, a professor of music and media at MIT, talks about his work melding music and technology.

The program's Magazine Mavens — Suzan Colon of O, The Oprah Magazine; Damarys Ocana of Latina and Lynya Floyd of Essence — discuss stories gracing the latest issues of their publications, including success tips for women and celebrity profiles.

A lawsuit alleges the Fox News Channel worked with a wealthy Trump supporter to concoct a false report about the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer.

Collins, who died April 27, orbited in Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic moon walk. Speaking to Fresh Air in 1988, he described his solo orbit as "completely serene."

NPR's team in Tokyo put together our favorite moments of the Games, where participants showed their athleticism, sportsmanship, and what motivated them to compete.

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses across the country - including Florida - in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators.

Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.