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Rep. Keith Ellison didn't expect all the controversy he caused after becoming the first Muslim elected to Congress. He talks about his faith journey in his new book My Country 'Tis of Thee.

Dinkins served as New York City's first African-American mayor, but his rise through the political ranks came with hard lessons. He chronicles that period, and his political journey, in his new book, A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic.

The federal government is standing firm in its decision not to increase funding for indigent health care in Florida next year. State health officials...

New research from Columbia University suggests that nontraditional benefits, including flexible schedules and access to child care, may help keep public health workers under 35 on the job.

Elle Smith traded in her Miss Kentucky sash for a Miss USA crown on Monday night. She is slated to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel next month.

Hunching over screens takes a toll. Movement researchers say you can prevent pain from accumulating by taking quick breaks for movement. Here are 5 exercises to try that take a minute or less.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro goes on trial Thursday, facing charges that he spread false information about Brazil's election system. He's also facing allegations that he abused his power.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: James Acaster's comedy special, the '90s show Legends of the Hidden Temple, and SZA's album Lana.

The presidential candidates are hitting as many key states as they can while the vice presidential candidates prepare for a debate Tuesday.

The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of "Make America Great Again" — appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months.

Our view of the constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago. That new perspective could also mess with your astrological horoscope in the new year.

Next week marks the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that says defendants facing substantial jail time deserve legal representation in state courts, even if they can't afford it. Now, many lawyers say the system for providing defense attorneys for the poor is in crisis.

Trump is not known for cooperating with investigations that target him. So now that the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has voted to subpoena him, what next?

A new survey shows Americans are unhappy with the service they're getting — and are not afraid to let people know about it.

Mona Eltahawy says as a female in Saudi Arabia you have two options: "To lose your mind or become a feminist." Rafia Zakaria says it's crucial to reclaim the identity of the modern Muslim woman.

"I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last."

The Irish government has finally agreed to a bailout from the IMF and the EU, but the fact that the country even needed international aid has angered many people there. They are angry that the government let Irish banks overextend themselves, then promised to rescue them with billions of euros of Irish taxpayers' money. Many of Ireland's 4.5 million people are also angry that their long struggle for independence from Britain in the last century will now culminate in a loss of economic sovereignty. This anger is being expressed through biting satire, music and Guinness.

Many small businesses have just a couple of weeks worth of cash on hand to pay rent and make payroll. Half of Americans own or work at a small business and they need help soon to stay afloat.

The Bulls earned an automatic bid by beating East Carolina in the conference tournament final. They will open at the Fayetteville Regional on Friday against Washington.

Host Madeleine Brand's date got sick at the last minute, so she walked the red carpet at the Oscars by herself. It was fun until she realized that the people yelling at her were actually cheering for Ellen Page.

Ajmal Achekzai remembers the war in Afghanistan, which brought him back to his birthplace of Kabul. Now that the war is over, he says, "I feel like I failed the Afghan people."

The first pip was seen late Friday night, followed on Saturday by a pip in the second egg. As of Sunday morning, video from nest showed one fuzzy little eaglet being tended to by parents and another egg still in the hatch process.

DJ Rodney Bingenheimer is leaving the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ. His show helped make numerous bands become successful, including Van Halen.

Only 8% of directors with movies in theaters in 2025 were women. That news comes from an annual study from USC Annenberg. It reveals a reversal of trends that were not great to begin with; in 2020, the best year for women directors on record, only 15% of movie directors were women.

Joe Martinez was charged last month with unlawful compensation and conspiracy to commit unlawful compensation in a case involving $15,000 in payments from a business owner facing code violations.