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El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, is widely expected to be reelected in a landslide. He has cracked down on gangs but also has taken steps to consolidate his power and eliminate opposition.
NPR NewsLiquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in an illegal depot in a residential area of the Kenyan capital, officials said Friday, setting off the inferno. The death toll was expected to rise.
NPR NewsBlack voters account for about 60% of the Democratic Party's electorate in South Carolina. The state comes first this year as President Biden looks to energize a key part of his base.
NPR NewsVoting concludes Saturday in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary election. It is the first official Democratic primary of 2024. View the live results.
NPR NewsA judge postponed Donald Trump's trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president remains unresolved in the courts. A new date was not set.
NPR NewsSoccer star Lionel Messi's first unofficial contract with FC Barcelona was done on a napkin. It's now going to auction with a starting bid of nearly $400,000.
NPR NewsThe magnet book mixed up W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson. Target said it will no longer sell the book in stores or online and that it notified the publisher of the errors.
NPR NewsThe strikes are more extensive and deadly than those launched since last October, when the Israeli-Gaza war began and pro-Iranian groups started an uptick of attacks.
NPR NewsCarl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, has died.
NPR NewsIt is one of the most solemn tasks for a commander-in-chief, bearing witness as the bodies of fallen service members return to U.S. soil at Dover Air Force Base.
NPR NewsA codefendant in the Georgia election interference case claimed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an improper relationship with a prosecutor on the case. Willis responded Friday.
NPR NewsU.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January — far more than forecasters expected. The sizzling job market is good for workers but could cause the Federal Reserve to postpone a cut in interest rates.
NPR NewsTesla is recalling nearly all of the autos it's sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. And NHTSA has upgraded a probe into Tesla steering problems.
NPR NewsSince boyhood, Husam Abukhedeir wanted to become a doctor and serve his people. He overcome obstacles to get his medical credentials and practiced neurosurgery at Al-Shifa Hospital. Then came the war.
NPR NewsBiden issued an executive order on targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been violent to Palestinians. South Tampa residents report a mysterious, subwoofer vibration-like noise.
NPR NewsFor Groundhog Day in 2024, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, elating a massive crowd at Gobbler's Knob.
NPR NewsA new letter to President Biden spearheaded by the Democratic Women's Caucus references the case of Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman who faced felony charges after suffering a miscarriage last year.
NPR NewsEl Salvador's Nayib Bukele has won plaudits both at home and abroad for his indiscriminate security crackdown that has seen more than 1% of the country's population put in prison.
NPR NewsA sudden appendectomy as a child made Heather Smith curious about what the appendix is for and why it gets inflamed. Now as an anatomy researcher, she's finding answers.
NPR NewsBureaucratic hurdles mean just one-in-five people with opioid addiction get access to medication that could help them. The White House says new rules will help.
NPR NewsThere is a simple reason for male groundhogs to seize the Feb. 2 holiday. But the handlers of female groundhogs say their prognosticators are more accurate than Punxsutawney Phil.
NPR NewsSerial newsmakers Taylor Swift and Elon Musk made more headlines this week, but they were also joined by goats, a helicopter and a very intriguing blurry image.
NPR NewsA study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the man-made chemicals are present in nearly half the country's tap water supply.
NPR NewsAuthorities received emergency calls at the same time about a structure fire and an aircraft that went off radar three miles from a Florida airport. It is still unknown how many fatalities there were.
NPR NewsSenators are introducing a new bill to help veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly.
NPR NewsJoshua Schulte was sentenced in what the U.S. government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos.
NPR NewsSwift's popularity is being twisted into a threat by a contingent of far-right, Donald Trump-supporting conservatives. "Is Swift a front for a covert political agenda?" asked a Fox News host.
NPR NewsThe World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO's top expert on cancer.
NPR NewsKai Wright's podcast revisits the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, focusing in particular on populations that are frequently overlooked — including the pediatric patients at Harlem Hospital.
NPR NewsTikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties.