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Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.

There are many different events that Tampa Bay residents can choose from to commemorate Juneteenth.

There are dozens of competitive races across the country that will determine control of the House, Senate and governors' seats. Here are the pivotal seats that could unlock what happens.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski will face voters in 2022, but her state's new primary and voting system likely means she'll be in less danger of losing her primary.

Lawmakers are faulting the SAA for issuing billions in payments that beneficiaries weren’t entitled to receive — and then demanding the money back — as reported by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group.

In his first high-profile appearance since the June 27 CNN debate, former President Donald Trump held a rally in Doral, Florida, where he made made multiple false statements, particularly on immigration and the economy.

2024 came with a lot of challenges for the Sunshine State, including multiple hurricanes that threatened coastal communities and a contentious presidential election with many local and state seats up for grabs.

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive legislators in recent history.

The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.

A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.

For a week and a half, Gazans have taken cover in their stairwells and other parts of the house, eating canned foods and hoping they can run out in time — if an airstrike warning comes.

The Afghan government has fallen and the Taliban are in control. The U.S. races to process special visas for Afghan contractors. The death toll from the earthquake in Haiti continues to rise.

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has become one of the world's most compelling voices urging better consideration of Africa's people — especially women.

Americans are divided on lots of issues. But a new survey shows people across partisan lines agree that the U.S. health care system needs fixing.

Blogger and now cookbook author Deb Perelman insists you don't need a big or gourmet kitchen to make good food. Since 2006, she's been tracking down, testing and blogging about recipes she thinks pretty much anyone can make — all from her tiny New York kitchen.

The tuber is not just a Thanksgiving staple — it's a staple of African life as well. We asked three sweet potato lovers (and one hater) to share their perspectives.

After Friday's Supreme Court decision, artists from around the world spent the following days sharing their reactions and plans for the immediate future.

The justices are re-examining decades of precedent allowing affirmative action policies. This time, however, there is every likelihood that the court will overrule some or all of those precedents.

Punxsutawney Phil predicts more winter ahead. Groundhogs may not have a great track record when it comes to weather forecasts, but experts say the tradition sheds light on our culture and environment.

It took much longer for the House to be called in Republicans' favor that either party was expecting. When all is said and done, the GOP may wind up with just a 3- to 4-seat majority.

Pascale Sablan was told she'd never become an architect because she's Black and a woman. Now she works for one of the world's top firms and she wants more people who look like her to join the field.

The 3-digit suicide prevention lifeline went live a year ago. More work is needed on the 988 system, but the first year has gone more smoothly than many expected.

Florida's "culture wars" have changed the tone of traditionally non-partisan school board races.

The history of American chain pizza is documented in the podcast series Dough Dynasty from Michigan Public.

Already hampered by the coronavirus, Census Bureau workers are now scrambling to visit households that haven't filled out a 2020 census form, trying to finish a count that's been cut short by a month.