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The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.

Two members of U.K. aristocratic families, Laura Trevelyan and David Lascelles, are apologizing for centuries-old injustices in the Caribbean, and asking others to join them in paying reparations.

"Television has really become where a lot of the action is right now," critic David Bianculli says. His new book revisits the best of the small screen — from I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead.

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska was criticized for her pose on the cover of the famous fashion magazine. People are coming to her defense to challenge stereotypes about women.

Recorded in 1962, the newly remastered Live at the Bon Soir was meant to be Streisand's debut album, despite the singer's aversion to public performance.

Jails may seem secure, but people who run them have a very hard time keeping drugs out. Those drugs often lead to overdoses.

U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs in March, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.6% from 3.8% in February. The tight job market is putting upward pressure on both wages and prices.

The use of precision technology in farming is gaining popularity, but high costs and connectivity issues are barriers to implementation. Farmers are now looking to Congress for help.

The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

Alec MacGillis, author of the new book Fulfillment, says a union vote by Amazon workers in Alabama could determine "what life is going to look like for the working class in America in years to come."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with country singer Brittney Spencer, originally from Baltimore, about her debut album called 'My Stupid Life.'

NPR's Asma Khalid talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the partial closing of the carried interest loophole, central to a Senate compromise over climate spending and health care.

Filed as part of a motion to dismiss charges against one of the officers, the transcripts also appear to show an officer expressing concern about Floyd's well-being in the moments before his death.

With the federal deficit soaring, annual interest payments on debt will reach $916 billion by the end of the decade. Serious consequences have long seemed like far-off problems, but they are now likely to hit the country with considerable force within the next several years. And although everyone can see the train wreck coming, lawmakers seem powerless to stop it.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked for a historic $29.7 billion for public education. Florida's largest teachers union, however, is concerned about the increase per pupil and added funds for the state's voucher program.

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Tips on how to manage common texting conundrums, from dealing with a chaotic group chat to getting an unresponsive friend to message you back.

As Thursday's sign-up deadline approached, Florida still has the most people of any state on ACA plans despite the largest drop after lawmakers did not extend enhanced subsidies.

The state’s chief financial officer said auditors should act like police investigators, and doubted protestors pay property taxes.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mitski about her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York about possible solutions to the partial government shutdown.

At the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny became the first artist to win the album of the year award for a Spanish-language release. Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga also took home major awards.

In the immigration debate, the most sweeping claims deal with jobs and pay. Some say that illegal immigrants work in jobs that Americans are unwilling to take. Others claim that illegal immigrants drive down wages for blue-collar workers. Economists say the reality is a lot more complicated.

As the number of immigrants available for farm work has dwindled in California, many who are left are older, and suffer from health problems related to decades of difficult labor.

Fewer young people are having sex, but the teens and young adults who are sexually active aren't using condoms as regularly, if at all.