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The NFL playoffs get underway this weekend. For the first time in a long time, there is no heavyweight favorite expected to win it all. The wide open field is sure to provide plenty of excitement.

Pakistan announced this morning it launched strikes against Iran in response to Iranian attacks earlier this week. A Maine court has put on hold the decision to bar Trump from the primary.

Different early voting rules apply in individual Florida counties. Check out these links to see what's happening in your community.

A new report confirms a deep decrease in the world's childhood death rate. But it takes note of what the authors call an "astronomically high" rate of death after hospitalization.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial Darrin Bell about his graphic memoir, "The Talk." The title refers to talks about racism Black parents often give their kids.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Barry Levine about the subpoenas issued by the Republican-led House for depositions from former top officials, including the Clintons, on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning about what it calls a "heightened threat environment" in the U.S. That's amid fears Iran could retaliate for a U.S. attack on its nuclear facilities.

As Hurricane Dorian threatened the Florida coast, top officials at HCA spent Labor Day weekend wringing their hands, pulling all-nighters in a Nashville...

Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas Day incident died in the blast.

The State Department inspector general says six executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were unfairly punished after they raised concerns about steps taken under Trump appointee Michael Pack.

With Kamila Valieva seizing the top spot, 25 skaters advance to the next segment. Normally, only the top 24 move on from the short program. But these Games aren't normal.

Nashville singer Shawn Camp has had numerous Top 10 hits, but they've all been sung by other country stars, including Garth Brooks, Josh Turner and George Strait. Sixteen years ago, Camp had his own shot at country music stardom, but his second album was shelved -- until now.

This quirky concoction, which traces its decades-old roots to Fall River, Mass., took off when Chinese restaurants adapted their menus to appeal to European textile workers. And people still love it.

After meeting with President Trump's top aides, Danish officials say they will form a working group to talk through U.S. security concerns about control of Greenland.

Looking back at the year's top stories — in January, a chemical spill disrupted life in West Virginia. Melissa Block speaks with Ken Ward, Jr. of the Charleston Gazette.

New York University students cheered, but critics say waiving tuition isn't the best way to ease student debt or boost the number of primary care doctors from diverse backgrounds.

NPR speaks with retired Gen. Randy Manner, who was once a top official in the National Guard, about the president's use of the military in American cities.

Some gun safety proposals passed their first Florida Senate committee without an assault weapons ban. While top GOP lawmakers are calling the effort...

The British tournament becomes one of the first tennis events to suspend players from the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine, and excludes several highly ranked players from competition.

As the top lawyer for the Obama State Department, Harold Koh is defending a lot of things that surprise his friends on the left — including U.S. involvement in Libya, and the use of American drones that target people in Pakistan and Yemen.

Health care topped the agenda Tuesday as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill. The Senate Finance Committee, which failed to complete its bill before the summer recess, is trying to reach a bipartisan compromise on the divisive issue.

NPR's top programming executive, Anya Grundmann, will leave at the end of the year. She has overseen numerous hits for the network, including Tiny Desk.

NPR's TV critic shares some of his top picks for this autumn's new shows as well as shows you may have missed.

The president's lawyer sent the former strategist a cease-and-desist letter claiming his interviews for a new book violated a nondisclosure agreement he had signed with the Trump campaign.

If Republicans win a House majority on Tuesday, some say they will use all available legislative tools to challenge and change the health overhaul bill.