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It's the year of the no-hitter in the MLB. Pitchers are dominating the game and worrying officials about the lack of offensive excitement. How are the experts who train hitters fighting back?

Disinformation about the election has spread from many sources, including the White House. That's why major TV networks are preparing to deal with what could be a very confusing Election Night.

Gun control laws have loomed large in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. With Wisconsin being a gun friendly state, some are asking whether a double standard exists about who is seen as a threat.

Science shows the value of boosters against COVID, but many vaccinated people haven't gotten the shot. About 40% of people who are eligible have been boosted, which could be bad if COVID surges again.

President Trump's proposed border wall has long been a rallying cry for his supporters. Aides say Trump's views on the wall have evolved over time, but the president insists his plan is still rock solid.

After 24 hours of debate, the Senate in a 50-49 vote passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The measure now moves back to the House which must pass an identical version.

Millions of Americans are behind on rent and billions of dollars from Congress isn't reaching those who need it. A federal moratorium on evictions expires at the end of June so the clock is ticking.

The UAW strike against GM is in its fourth week, and businesses that supply the automaker are losing millions each day. In Lansing, Mich., more than 11,000 people who supply parts are out of work.

Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate Eric Greitens says his recent controversial ad was supposed to be "humorous." The move might backfire if voters aren't up to the glorification of violence.

The U.S. is trying to win the release of two Americans held in Russia. It appears it would involve a trade for a Russian imprisoned in the U.S., Viktor Bout, the world's most notorious arms smuggler.

Amazon will start placing advertisements in its movies and TV shows — unless customers are willing to pay more each month. What's driving the change at Amazon and other platforms?

Glenn Miller was the swing era's biggest star. Then, he vanished without a trace.

Israel says it's not restricting food or medicine from trickling into Gaza. Aid and rights organizations counter that Israel has systematically made it harder for help to reach the enclave.

Since 1980, the percentage of women at the U.S. Military Academy has stayed largely the same, leading some to conclude that the school has set an artificial cap on the number of female cadets it accepts. Now, West Point has been told it must raise those numbers to meet the demand for more female leaders.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Greg Wyshynski, ESPN senior NHL writer, about how the Tampa Bay Lightning went from one of the year's best teams to best team in NHL history to be swept in the first round.

There are several avenues to sanction Saudi Arabia, politically, economically, militarily. All would be difficult to implement without White House support.

Marlon James' latest novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings, is not brief, and it contains many more than seven deaths. It's a portrait of Jamaica in the '70s, when gang warfare and reggae reigned.

India hopes to benefit as President Trump seeks to shift manufacturing companies away from China. But there's an obstacle: Trump's tariffs.

After six failed attempts, the Senate will vote again Thursday to end the shutdown, as both parties continue to trade blame over who is stopping the government from reopening.

Addiction will be on the agenda for a lot of state legislatures in the coming year. Overdose deaths related to abuse of prescription opioids and heroin are setting records across the country.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Stephanie Baker, senior writer at Bloomberg News, about the complications involved in seizing and maintaining superyachts owned by sanctioned Russian billionaires.

A small Tennessee town hopes to stop the construction of a facility that has a federal contract to refine depleted uranium into a metallic form the government needs to build nuclear weapons.

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk is being held without bail in a Utah jail. Steve Futterman has the latest on the investigation.

Construction is underway on transmission lines from Canada to power millions of homes in northeastern states in the U.S. — but delivering renewable energy to the U.S. comes at a cost for Canada.

A small Tennessee town hopes to stop the construction of a facility that has a federal contract to refine depleted uranium into a metallic form the government needs to build nuclear weapons.