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DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks during a hearing of the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Capitol Hill, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington.

The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection.

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Israel launches 'large-scale operation' to locate last hostage in Gaza

People hold signs with a photo of Ran Gvili, who was killed while fighting Hamas militants during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and whose body has been held in Gaza ever since, during a rally calling for his return in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.

The return of the remaining hostage, Ran Gvili, has been widely seen as removing the remaining obstacle to proceeding with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire's second phase.

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Super Bowl 60 is set and it's a rematch from 11 years ago: Patriots vs. Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo (19) celebrates with quarterback Drew Lock (2) after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle.

The Patriots will seek their NFL-record seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the Seahawks on Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Power outages and canceled flights as winter storm brings snow, sleet and ice

A man carries a shovel as he crosses a street in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in New York on Sunday.

Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding.

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Videos and eyewitnesses refute federal account of Minneapolis shooting

A sign for Alex Pretti, who was killed earlier in the day by a U.S. Border Patrol officer, is displayed during a vigil Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Trump officials have called the victim a "domestic terrorist." State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.

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Senate Democrats and Republicans call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti

A person holds a sign during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accuses the federal government of a 'cover up,' and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warns White House against attempts to "shut down an investigation."

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Watch: Videos refute DHS account of fatal shooting in Minneapolis

Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Federal officials described the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by a federal agent as an act of self-defense. The video evidence that has surfaced so far contradicts that assertion.

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U.S. rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes

Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Jan. 25. 2026.

Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.

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Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access

A child holds a toy bear with a band-aid after receiving a flu shot during an immunization event in Los Angeles. Flu is one of six vaccines that will no longer be given routinely but now require a consultation with a doctor.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.

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5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting

A sign for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, is displayed during a vigil Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was killed during an encounter with immigration officials on Saturday morning. Here is what to know.

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Thousands of new Americans opt for 'ultimate act of inclusion' despite obstacles

Ashely Lezama (left), of Honduras, stands outside after her first naturalization ceremony at the Albert V. Bryan Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va. David Diemert, of Canada, and Zaida Meza, of Guatemala, stand outside after their naturalization ceremony at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House in Washington, D.C.

Three citizenship ceremonies NPR attended in the Washington, D.C. area in January were largely celebratory experiences, despite a year of hurdles and changes to the naturalization process.

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40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, in a cloud of smoke with a crew of seven aboard. The shuttle exploded shortly after this photo.

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.

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Russian strikes knock out heat in freezing Kyiv as peace talks continue

People take shelter in a subway station during Russia

Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.

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Billions owed: 'The Debt' podcast covers the South's long fight to repay public HBCUs

A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their podcast 'The Debt' from Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessee Lookout.

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Photos: Massive winter storm sweeps across the U.S.

Shannon White, who has been homeless for 30 years, uses a blanket to stay warm while walking to a day shelter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma January 24, 2026.

A look at the extreme winter storm impacting two-thirds of the U.S.

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Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis

Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.

The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.

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A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis

Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.

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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the beginning of a Cabinet Planning Forum at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.

The announcement is a reversal for Trump, who initially initially praised the agreement with China as something Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "should be doing."

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Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan

Snow covers the streets of the town of Ghazni , southwest from Kabul, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2025. Heavy snow and rainfall over the past three days have killed and injured scores of people across Afghanistan, the country

Dozens were killed and hundreds homes destroyed, according to the country's disaster management authority, in storms impacting 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.

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China's top general under investigation in latest military purge

FILE  - Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China

Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.

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Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from the past

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When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.

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Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump's foreign policy

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago tells NPR's Scott Simon why he and two other Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of the Trump administration's foreign policy.

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As the winter storm rages, here's what to know in your state

People walk on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago.

Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.

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A deadly standoff in 1992 changed federal use-of-force rules. Here's why it matters

A makeshift memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Jan. 7, is seen on Jan. 20, in Minneapolis.

An encounter with white separatists decades ago led to new deadly force policies for some federal law enforcement. Minneapolis is raising questions about whether it's again time to revisit the issue.

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Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla.

The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration's focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a longtime goal of countering China.

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Minnesotans turn out in the frigid cold to protest Trump's immigration crackdown

People march during an "ICE Out" day of protest on January 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity.

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Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions

A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million in funding the last time Trump enforced the Mexico City policy.

In addition to adding to the list of groups that will lose funding for providing or discussing abortion, the policy now also calls for ending aid to groups that embrace DEI.

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At Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order

President Trump speaks during a reception for business leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday.

It was a volatile week for trans-Atlantic relations, marked by President Trump statements that unsettled global markets and strained ties with U.S. allies — on topics ranging from Greenland to Gaza.

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'Get warm, get safe and stay there,' officials warn as massive storm bears down on U.S.

This graphic from the National Weather Service shows the minimum wind chill temperatures expected from Jan. 22 through Jan. 26 across much of the U.S.

Forecasters say the storm will dump heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies into New England through Monday.

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Gladys West, mathematician whose work paved the way for GPS, dies at 95

Gladys West went from a one-room schoolhouse in rural Virginia to college and to working on planetary motions and modeling. "I really did like geometry," she said of her high school years. "I fell in love with that."

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives — and keep us from getting lost.

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