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The team from NPR's "Planet Money" looks at Elon Musk's Starlink and its big lead in the satellite internet market. Can it stay ahead of its competitors?

Vermont is the first state in the nation to adopt a law seeking to recoup the cost of climate-related damage from major oil companies.

In Charles Baxter's new novel, a small-town insurance salesman buys a blood test that can predict romantic entanglements, promotions — and more. It's a screwball satire of all-American zaniness.

Syrian rebels have overturned one of the oldest dictatorships in the world. It has been a long struggle, including more than a decade of civil war. But it all began in 2011, during the Arab Spring.

The Food and Drug Administration is prohibiting the use of a red-capped psychedelic mushroom in foods like gummies and edibles. These products have grown in popularity, but they've also been linked to a rash of illnesses in the U.S., including a few deaths.

A House committee has proposed boosting the budget for the Kennedy Center sixfold. It comes after President Trump said the arts center was in "disrepair."

The U.N. Security Council meets on Gaza, as the U.S. backs a new aid group and dismisses concerns by the U.N. that aid is being "politicized."

The CEO of United Healthcare was shot and killed in what New York City officials are calling a brazen and targeted attack. The company has the largest share of the nation's health insurance market.

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney entered politics as trade relations with the U.S. hit a low point. The former central banker's economic chops may propel him to victory in the next election.

Immigration officials called student Mohsen Mahdawi in for his U.S. citizenship interview. When he arrived, ICE arrested him. Experts say it's a new extreme in the crackdown on student activism.

Some of the biggest names in tech dined with President Trump at the White House Thursday night, as the administration pursues lawsuits against Silicon Valley companies.

Thousands of mourners, including President Trump and notable members of his administration, gathered Sunday at a memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Thousands of mourners, including President Trump and notable members of his administration, gathered Sunday at a memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Pakistanis remain on their toes amid tensions with India. But the threat of war is unifying people in a country where many have become disenchanted with their civilian and military leadership.

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

In an extraordinary scene, the White House meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a shouting match on live television.

Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal the right to abortion in the state by asking voters to counteract a measure they approved on the ballot last year to legalize it.

A new study in the journal 'American Psychologist' links swearing to "state disinhibition," a psychological state where you're less likely to hold back.

John Ryan, KUOW environment reporter, describes how a series of powerful storms overwhelmed Washington's rivers and communities.

Democratic lawmakers confronted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr at a hearing Wednesday, arguing that he was attempting to intimidate reporters and networks.

In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by making a sacrifice – of their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron and plunging the country into a political crisis.

David Attenborough's acclaimed nature series Life on Earth began production 50 years ago. Now, a PBS documentary captures the host looking back on that series as it's projected in a screening room.

The Food and Drug Administration says it's going to get tougher on vaccines, blaming the deaths of at least 10 children on the COVID-19 vaccines.

Federal immigration agents launched an enforcement operation in New Orleans on Wednesday that they say is aimed at criminals who are in the country illegally.