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The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.

The former congresswoman from Wyoming led the Jan. 6 commission investigating Trump's role in the insurrection and badly lost her re-election campaign as a result.

Female laborers are starting to speak up about the hidden price some pay to keep their jobs in the fields: enduring sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. It can be emotionally difficult for any rape victim to press criminal charges, but female farm workers have to overcome additional cultural hurdles. (This story originally aired on Nov. 6, 2013 on All Things Considered.)

We talk about all the Supreme Court cases to watch and discuss the integrity of the Court.

The operations are expected to take place in at least 10 major cities and last for days. According to reports, ICE is prepared to target about 2,000 recently arrived migrant families.

After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.

For students getting busted with a fake ID, it's a college rite of passage that quickly evolved into thousands of dollars in legal fees.

Anger and fear have turned to pragmatic hope in the year since the people of Fort Scott, Kan., lost their hospital to corporate downsizing. A community health center remains. So far, so good.

We asked global thinkers like Malala, doctors dealing with the pandemic, educators and more — if you were in charge of the world, what would you like to see happen this year.

The largest Sudanese immigrant population in the United States is now in Portland, Maine. About 2,000 people have arrived in the past 12 years, fleeing civil war and genocide in Sudan.

Muslim minorities in the northwestern region are targets of a sweeping security operation. Officials say most residents have been returned to society, but relatives say many are sentenced to prison.

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

The synth-pop band just finished its first tour in nearly 20 years. After a recent show in Brooklyn, two longtime fans reflect on why this music still hasn't lost its power.

North America’s only barrier reef is withering from heat and disease. Can efforts to preserve and propagate the corals at land-based facilities save them?

NPR's Ximena Bustillo talks to Scott Detrow about what reporting on the immigration court has been like recently, and describes the chaotic courthouse hallways she's been navigating.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated there are less than 1,000 ghost orchids left in the United States.

U.S. death toll from the coronavirus rises to 11. As primaries continue, Biden and Sanders campaigns face specific challenges. And, migrants are pawns in political standoff between Turkey and E.U.

After a three-year legal fight over sharply higher irrigation rates, residents of Gran Paradiso agreed to a settlement with their developer-controlled government that restores the possibility of water service — but only after major concessions critics describe as punitive.

The Chelmsford, Mass., court has hemorrhaged judges, a consequence of the Trump administration's seemingly contradictory efforts to downsize the federal government and increase immigration arrests.

The AP has President-elect Biden at 290 electoral votes to Trump's 214. Still, President Trump has not conceded the election.

Sloth World has continued importing wild sloths through a related business, Sanctuary World Imports, acquiring at least 38 more wild sloths in addition to the initial 31 that died, according to government permit records.

Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities.

Sierra Michaelis ended up being in the right spot at the right time for Missouri.The senior guard was all alone under the basket and made the game-winning…

The number of coronavirus cases in Florida reached 832,635 on Friday as the state reported another 5,245 people testing positive since Thursday.

The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot.