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NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer Camonghne Felix about how Simone Biles won her eighth U.S. Championship Sunday night — a record — 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport.

The Republican tax plan that passed the Senate over the weekend has a lot of benefits for businesses. But some businesses will benefit more than others thanks to wrangling by Senators.

Say you got kicked off Facebook and need to get back on — to talk to friends or run your small business. A Google search for "Facebook customer service" can lead to a surprise. A bad one.

Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue, with a surging right-wing populist party leading the campaign.

Sheila Bair was a top banking regulator during the financial crisis. Now, she writes kids books about how to avoid the scammers and predatory lenders she encountered in her former work.

Both of baseball's MVP races pit offensive powerhouses on top teams against all-arounders on plucky wild card contenders. Statistics show the races are essentially a tie, so voters this year must decide what exactly "valuable" means.

Immigration policy is among the top issues that President-elect Donald Trump plans to address in office. He ran on sweeping crackdowns of undocumented immigrants.

Gov. Ron DeSantis hands the state’s top law enforcement role to his former chief of staff, a trusted aide who has helped orchestrate and defend some of his most divisive initiatives.

NPR speaks with Maria Fernanda Bozmoski of the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center about the current state of relations between the U.S. and its Latin American neighbors.

Tennessee consistently ranks in the top 10 for women killed by men. But a small, rural county has developed a domestic violence intervention program that is showing strong signs of success.

A top North Korean Diplomat Kim Yong-chol met with President Trump Friday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Jean Lee of the Wilson Center about the diplomat's background.

The Friend tells a story of two creatures who lose someone they love and find each other. She's a writer. He's… a dog. Naomi Watts gets top billing, but her screen partner is also a star.

The Trump administration's document about children's health and chronic disease doesn't mention the word "nicotine" once. Tobacco remains the top cause of preventable death in the U.S.

Facebook or TikTok can be a great place to stay on top of current events, but there is a lot of incorrect information out there. Your Florida shares some ways you can combat misinformation on social media.

The new Fortune 500 list that chronicles the largest American corporations was released on Monday. Melissa Block talks with Andy Serwer, managing editor for Fortune magazine, about which companies made the list this year and what that says about the current state of the economy.

A firebrand fundamentalist is stabbed to death at church in Rian Johnson's new film, Wake Up Dead Man. This over-the-top whodunit uses mystery conventions to open up a spiritual inquiry.

President Biden encouraged restaurant owners who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis to apply for a grant under the $28.6 billion program.

Struggling to keep up with a COVID-19 surge in Michigan, overwhelmed local health departments turned to schools, and recruited principals and teachers as supplemental contact tracers.

In response to former President Donald Trump's claims that Mike Pence could have overturned the 2020 election, the former vice president spoke out in his strongest remarks yet.

The administration's proposed adjustment to the wage index, a key factor used to set hospitals' Medicare payments, could help rural facilities while hurting those in cities.

NPR's Scott Simon and Michele Steele of ESPN talk about the final rounds of March Madness, the men's and women's college basketball tournaments, and Major League Baseball's new season.

In Sybil Exposed, Debbie Nathan explores the life of Shirley Mason — the psychiatric patient whose life was portrayed in the 1973 book and 1976 TV movie. Mason later admitted to her psychiatrist that she'd made the whole thing up — but not before the story manufactured a psychiatric phenomenon.

Mississippi, Missouri, Alaska and Iowa are ending the extra $300-a-week unemployment benefit provided as part of COVID-19 relief in a controversial bid to get people back to work.

The 76ers' fresh-faced point guard was the undisputed star of the night. In every round of the dunk contest, McClung bungeed his 6'2" frame up to the net with flourish.

Silicon Valley Bank was not a household name. For four decades, SVB successfully competed with big name financial institutions only to come crumbling down in a matter of days.