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Vice President Harris spoke at Howard University on Tuesday night — her first event of the 2024 campaign. She urged the crowd to push back against "extremist so-called leaders" on abortion limits.
NPR NewsThe music star talks about writing for children, standing up to bullies, and why her program to deliver books to children meant so much to her dad.
NPR NewsA study of roughly 2,700 shootings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia found widening racial disparities after the pandemic began, with black children the most frequent victims.
NPR NewsJacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand's prime minister and left parliament earlier this year, saying that she "no longer had enough in the tank" to continue in politics.
NPR NewsSingapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.
NPR NewsThe Sierra Nevada region where the park is located experienced snowfall at over 300% than usual this past winter. Flooding may happen into May and June, the park said.
NPR NewsShell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.
NPR NewsFormer columnist E. Jean Carroll sued the former president for allegedly raping her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Trump has said she made it all up for publicity reasons.
NPR NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine proposals to hold Supreme Court justices to the same ethical standards as the rest of the federal judiciary.
NPR NewsThe company has been moving to diversify its doll collection. It has so far made other Barbie and Ken dolls with wheelchairs, vitiligo, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs.
NPR NewsBritish American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.
NPR NewsThe nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.
NPR NewsEveryone from the president of the United States to community organizers are paying attention to this obstinate trend.
NPR NewsUnder a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."
NPR NewsPrince William received a large payout in 2020 from Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm in an alleged phone hacking case, according to court documents made public Tuesday.
NPR NewsProtesters rallied in support of trans lawmaker, Zooey Zephyr, after she was barred from speaking following her controversial comments on anti-trans legislation, but Republicans aren't letting up.
NPR NewsThe parents living at the home where they and their children died last October were experiencing financial difficulties, family members previously told a local newspaper.
NPR NewsA Japanese company tried to land the unmanned Hakuto spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.
NPR NewsJournalist Virginia Sole-Smith says efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. Her new book is Fat Talk.
NPR NewsPresident Biden's 2024 reelection campaign team has embraced his darker alter ego — "Dark Brandon," featuring beaming red laser eyes. It shows up on error pages and T-shirts.
NPR NewsMonica Brashears debut novel is peculiar and slightly surreal. But it's also dazzling, full of surprises, and told with a voice that's unpredictable and — more importantly — one that lingers.
NPR NewsRank-and-file GOP voters seem largely undeterred by the multiple criminal investigations against the former president.
NPR NewsClosing arguments in the landmark seditious conspiracy trial against five Proud Boys focused on their own words and the words of former President Trump.
NPR NewsThe iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.
NPR NewsA new study shows women who call the hospitals in Oklahoma get confusing information about the state's abortion bans. One family lived through that confusion with dire consequences last month.
NPR NewsThe granddaughter of the late labor leader César Chávez, Julia Chávez Rodriguez has a background in community organizing, politics and government.
NPR NewsA striking decline in teen mental health has coincided with the rise of smartphones and social media. Is social media causing the mental health challenges? Finally, research can answer that question.
NPR NewsThe state has now adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency.
NPR NewsNPR's A Martinez speaks with Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota about the GOP proposal to deal with the country's growing debt in return for raising the debt ceiling.
NPR NewsThe House plans to vote on its debt ceiling bill this week. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R.-S.C., calls it an "opening negotiation position" as the risk of a default looms.