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The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992.

Republicans aligned with former President Donald Trump have been spending more on ads since Vice President Harris entered the race for president.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Cedar Rapids City Council member Tyler Olson about the storm that hit there this week. It is shaping up to be the worst natural disaster in Iowa's history.

Texas officials are urging coastal residents to evacuate as the storm nears. Beryl, now a tropical storm, is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Marketing efforts include playing at least one home game a year with an alternate uniform that would sport the St. Petersburg name, and letting the city have input in naming the ballpark.

Respiratory illnesses are rising after the holidays. CDC Director Mandy Cohen and other health experts share data and advice on how to navigate what is typically the peak respiratory virus season.

As morning dawns in Japan, the country begins to survey the damage after a series of major new year's day earthquakes and subsequent tsunami warnings.

Inflation eased this year, and wages are now climbing faster than prices. Americans are still spending, even if they have to borrow money to do so.

Video on social media shows long lines of Russia civilians driving out of villages to escape the fighting. Some plead for help from Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying they fear for their lives.

Linda Sun worked for Democratic state officials in New York. She and her husband face charges they were also secretly working for China's communist party. They were arrested Tuesday on Long Island.

The National Weather Service cautioned that even smaller amounts of precipitation could impact saturated areas, causing flash floods on Friday before the region has a chance to recover.

The blanket of debris covering a village has become more unstable with rain and streams trapped under it, officials say, and villagers digging with bare hands through muddy rubble is also concerning.

The program has been around for decades. But in the past few years, new PACE centers have been opening around Florida, including many that are in the middle of the approval process.

The best player in hockey is having a record-breaking run in the postseason. Could a Stanley Cup be enough to make him a household name in the U.S.?

Before calling 911, officials said, day care operator Grei Mendez called her husband, Felix Herrera Garcia, who has now pleaded guilty to federal charges. A 1-year-old died from drugs at the facility.

Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing.

Florida has been experiencing a statewide teacher shortage made worse by the pandemic and low teacher pay.

Millions of drivers and air travelers may face severe weather and long lines over the next few days. More than 50,000 flights are expected to take off on Tuesday, one of the busiest travel days.

The city is the first in the nation to require a sodium warning on menu items containing 2,300 milligrams of sodium or more. The rule applies to chain restaurants with 15 or more locations.

Blood pressure readings are a key to evaluating your risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small missteps in how they are taken can significantly skew the results.

The first-ever She The People forum is organized around questions from female voters of color, with 2020 presidential candidates being reminded what a big role they play in the Democratic Party.

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo. Its members are survivors of the August 1945 U.S. nuclear bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month — but the number was depressed by a machinists' strike at Boeing and Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Arguster and Lebronze Davis grew up in the 1950s on their family's farm. The brothers came to StoryCorps to talk about their childhood and the lessons that their father passed down to them.