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The Biden administration often says that human rights are at the center of its foreign policy. Egypt is a big test case of that, as it and the U.S. are holding high level talks.

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, U.S. land borders open to non-essential travel. Fully vaccinated foreigners will be able to enter the U.S. to shop or visit friends and family.

After eight terms in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced his retirement on Monday. The powerful senator was at the center of many Supreme Court nomination fights.

NPR looks back at a chaotic week at the White House as it grapples with a coronavirus outbreak that has affected key staff members and sent others to work from home.

Bipartisan negotiators and the Trump administration reached a deal on spending more money to support small businesses, as well as to assist hospitals and improve testing nationwide.

Donald Trump says that if Iran harasses U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, "they will be shot out of the water." Iranian and U.S. Navy vessels have long played cat-and-mouse in the Gulf.

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. A new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.

In Michigan, hairdresser Ashley Medina is known as the Mullet Queen of Lansing, with clients coming from all over the U.S. to get a mullet styled by her.

There's a debate in France over whether to rebuild Notre Dame more or less as it was before, or come up with a new design to incorporate medieval and modern elements.

How can bias be removed from artificial intelligence? NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kenneth Chenault, co-chair of the Data and Trust Alliance, on how corporations can take steps to make that happen.

President Obama is visiting Nevada, a state at the center of the foreclosure crisis. His administration has some programs in place to try to help struggling homeowners. But the leading GOP White House hopefuls so far haven't said much about how they would fix the downturn.

Big agriculture schools have to rely more on corporate gifts to fund research as other sources have dwindled. While most gifts don't come with direct strings attached, they can still lead to conflict.

Senator Bob Dole's remains lie in repose in his hometown of Russell, Kansas, where residents once raised funds for his recovery from war wounds, and later, helped launch his long political career.

The two groups and their insurers agreed to a monetary payout and reforms to prevent future abuse in a major settlement with hundreds of gymnasts abused by the former U.S. team doctor

The King of ranchera music, Vicente Fernandez, died Sunday. He leaves tens of millions of devoted fans throughout the Latino world.

Defense Secretary Austin approved recommendations aimed at preventing similar future tragedies. But the troops involved in the strike that killed 10 people, including 7 children, are off the hook.

Cuomo's termination follows revelations that shed light on the journalist's role in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the face of sexual harassment allegations.

After years working separately, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist had all the ingredients they needed for a front-to-back classic when they finally linked up to make 2020's Alfredo.

The two creators of the new Hanukkah-themed bar saw a void in the pop-up scene. Neither is Jewish, but they did enough research to be able to serve up matzo ball soup, latkes, and boozy jelly donuts.

Despite a video call between Peng Shuai and members of the Olympic Committee along with video of her attending events over the weekend, some remain concerned for the athlete's wellbeing.

Darth Blader, Yogi, Steve: Vermont schoolkids have named 163 of the state's snowplows. Principal Edorah Frazer of Robinson Elementary explains how her students picked their winner, Snowy Chicken.

President Biden has pledged to choose a Black woman to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court — and the White House is looking at a broad list of potential candidates.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's opening an engineering analysis to evaluate whether previous recalls of some Hyandai and Kia models covered enough vehicles.

Monday's ruling that overturned the mandate caused confusion, with some school administrators quickly announcing masks would be optional and others continuing to enforce wearing them.

Rachel Balkovec just became the first woman manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman ever to reach that level in Major League Baseball. But Balkovec isn't planning on stopping there.