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The idea of law enforcement taking possession of ballots in the middle of an active election used to be considered impossible. Now, it's a scenario voting officials — and judges — are training for.

Colleges don't yet trust the FAFSA data the U.S. Education Department is sending them, but there's pressure to get aid offers out to students as soon as possible.

There are now almost as many Puerto Ricans in Florida as Cubans. And around Orlando, there are far more. Puerto Ricans tend to vote Democratic, but local Republicans are doing what they can to cut into the Democrats' margin.

The system serves hundreds of thousands of students and costs billions. On "The Florida Roundup," Politico reporter Andrew Atterbury breaks down the legal challenge and why homeschooling is a major factor.

Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is overseeing the Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha, Wis., has a reputation as a no-nonsense judge. But his rulings over evidence and language in the case has sparked outrage.

Peter Liang has been sentenced to 5 years of probation and 800 hours of community service for the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man in 2014. The sentencing touched off passionate reactions.

The Senate on Thursday is expected to hold votes on two competing proposals that could end the partial government shutdown. Both measures are expected to fail.

A year of war has had a devastating impact on Sudan. The country is suffering the worlds largest displacement crisis and in the grips of a humanitarian disaster, with no sign of a resolution in sight.

Pranav Dhanawade, a 15-year-old high school student from India, has broken a record in cricket by scoring more than 1,000 runs in 323 balls.

Andrew Card served as White House Chief of Staff in the George W. Bush administration, working alongside Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. He remembers his former colleague with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with author Grady Hendrix about his horror novel, Final Girl Support Group, ahead of Halloween.

Retired tennis player James Blake has written a book about athletes who take on social causes after he was tackled by a police officer. He talks with Rachel Martin about his book Ways of Grace.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Salman Rushdie about his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.

Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergoes an operation in the final year of life. The benefits are often limited, but the costs and side effects can be substantial.

The sizable jump in Americans with insurance, due in large part to the implementation of the federal health law, is unprecedented since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid 50 years ago.

The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.

After experiencing a heavy hit from hurricanes Helene and Milton, Gulf Coast citizens aged 65 and older have had a difficult time recovering. Many of Florida’s older residents live in retirement communities with manufactured homes, which are easily destroyed during a storm.

Evening Masterworks: John Field's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat

Evening Masterworks: John Field's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat

State lawmakers will meet to pass more legislation aimed at fixing the troubled property insurance market, which took another blow after Hurricane Ian destroyed thousands of homes.

NPR economics, science and national correspondents present the latest updates in the U.S. response to the coronavirus epidemic.

The shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two towns just hundreds of miles apart in California, share devastating similarities.

Two new studies show that nursing homes were in a dire situation even before COVID-19. Researchers found extremely high staff turnover and increased deaths linked to private equity buyouts.

Can electric vehicles help in our fight against climate change? It's not a simple answer.

Melissa Block speaks with Labor Secretary Thomas Perez about the latest jobs numbers and the persistent problem of wage stagnation.