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He's the child of Pakistani immigrants, the son of a bus driver, a human rights lawyer — and London's first Muslim mayor. Sadiq Khan's election flies in the face of rising anti-Muslim and anti-migrant sentiment, and folks in his southeast London neighborhood are thrilled. His next test will be trying to push through his ambitious platform of affordable housing and better public transport in a time of spending cuts.

When the first spring training games begin this week, something new will be in use: an automated ball-strike umpiring system. After years of trials in the minor leagues, it gets a major league test.

The Florida Department of Management Services oversees such as government leases, vehicles and state employees’ health insurance.

Climate change and overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential to the condiment that underlies so much of Vietnam and southeast Asia's food.

Trump attorney Michael Cohen is set to go before a federal judge on Wednesday in the latest hearing in the federal criminal case against him in New York. Cohen has been the subject of a months-long investigation into his businesses, which included selling offers of access to Trump.

Critics warn that despite President Trump's call to end the purported weaponization of the Justice Department, it has become more politicized in the president's first three months back in office.

President Trump loves to boast about his deal-making prowress. But so far in this term, he doesn't have much to show for it.

The Trump administration canceled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.

The Justice Department's internal watchdog determined the FBI had sufficient evidence to open the Russia probe but criticized the bureau over its surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser.

The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.

Eight years ago, Hillary Clinton supporters gathered at her alma mater hoping to celebrate the election of first female U.S. president. We tracked down two of the tiniest fans to check back in.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York City Council Member Chi Ossé about his FARE act, which shifts the responsibility for broker fees from the tenant to the landlord in many cases.

House Republicans release another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded just as the last extension is set to expire. It's unclear if the thin GOP majority can get it passed.

Generations of spectators and competitors take over a small hamlet in Western N.Y. each summer to participate in a motorsport with roots in farming: the tractor pull.

A movie star to his core, Robert Redford has died after a visionary career in cinema, including founding the Sundance Institute that transformed the market for independent films.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican political strategist Rina Shah about Vice President Harris' efforts to attract GOP voters.

We look at the potential of a government shutdown, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel being questioned on the Jeffrey Epstein files he refuses to release, and Trump's attacks on the media.

BBC Music Introducing named Olivia Dean artist of the year in 2023 following the release of her debut album. Now, Dean is back with her second studio album, The Art of Loving.

Sundar Pichai testified in the remedies trial that will determine the penalties Google will face for monopolizing the search engine market.

On the first day of the government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats traded blame while a small bipartisan group of senators began to negotiate.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour about the U.S. strategy toward Iran and why he believes Iran's regime could collapse.

During filming, the crew shoveled salt in front of 100 mph fans to look like a snowstorm. "We were getting the great exfoliation of our lives," Brolin says. "And it was just horrible."

President Obama will nominate his Chief of Staff Jack Lew to be the next Treasury Secretary. Lew is a budget expert who could hit the ground running as the treasury tries to cope with a looming debt ceiling, automatic spending cuts and the ongoing push for long-term deficit reduction.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people.

As the second round of the NBA playoffs continue, some coaches have complained about heightened intensity, saying referees have been letting calls slide. We ask David Dennis Jr. of ESPN's andscape about the validity of those gripes during the playoffs--