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Georgia lawmakers are set to hold a special session to consider new political maps after a judge found the state's existing districts diluted the power of Black voters.

The Biden administration recently announced $7 billion for regional hubs meant to develop and increase the use of hydrogen. Pennsylvania has ended up with two of the hubs.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the House would initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. House Republicans haven't uncovered any evidence of any wrongdoing by Biden so far.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Indian American writer Prachi Gupta about how chasing the American dream destroyed her relationship with her parents. Her new book is: They Called Us Exceptional.

Old infrastructure and a civil war have combined in Libya to make flooding from a storm deadly. How political instability has made this climate disaster much worse than it had to be.

At least two of the defendants in the Georgia election interference case will go on trial in October. The trial will be live streamed and is expected to be a very complex case.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ABC reporter Maggie Kent in Philadelphia about themanhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from Chester County Prison last week.

Sudanese refugees in Chad scramble to survive. Judge rules floating border barrier in Texas must be removed. At least two defendants in the Ga. election interference case will go on trial next month.

"Moon Trees" are starting to grow on Earth. They got that name because as seeds they spent some time in space.

For years now, Texas has banned practically all abortions. There is a medical exception to the ban — and the Texas Medical Board has been tasked with clarifying that exception.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Scott and Seth Avett about their latest album, self titled "The Avett Brothers," which has been in the making since 2019.

Voting officials cheered when it was announced that a portion of a multibillion-dollar federal grant program would go to election security. But in many cases, the allocations didn't go as planned.

Body acceptance activists have been trying to change American attitudes toward being overweight for generations. Could a "miracle" drug for weight loss mean the end of the body positivity movement?

While some colleges resort to arrests and suspensions to clear protests, Brown University has struck a deal with its students. NPR's Juana Summers talks with a student who was in the negotiating room.

Medicaid is required to cover almost all drugs, but Congress specifically excluded those for weight loss. Even so, 16 states now cover Wegovy. Others are considering it, but it could strain budgets.

San Antonio's immigrant resource center aids hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers with food, shelter and legal help. Without immigration reform, officials worry the challenges will continue.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David Scheffer, former ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, about the possibility of the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials due to acts in Gaza.

After 18 years of service in the State Department, Hala Rharrit discusses her resignation with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Republicans tried for the kind of headline moments they've scored in similar hearings with elite college presidents. But the testimony from K-12 public school leaders offered few surprises.

The jury is now selected and oral statements begin Monday in the hush money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump.

We discuss today's upcoming vote on the multiple aid packages before Congress today as well as the jury selection in the hush money trial of former president Donald Trump.

Officials with the World Anti-Doping Agency are scrambling to contain an Olympic doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers. Critics say the organization's credibility is in question.

Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague has announced that it is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of both Hamas and Israel – including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Washington's ferry system is the biggest in the U.S., but after decades of chronic underfunding, it's breaking down and short-staffed: a serious problem for the people who depend on it.