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Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly ...

Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national ...

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New tariffs took effect this week that forecasters say will lead to higher prices and slower economic growth. But the stock market is still booming.

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Cuts to the food stamp program could affect rural grocery stores that rely more heavily on low-income shoppers.

In response to Texas drawing five more GOP-leaning congressional seats, Democrats in California officially reveal their plan to redistrict ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The word "deadline" has been used a lot in reference to tariffs. It got us thinking: what is the origin of the word? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benjamin Dreyer, author of "Dreyer's English." ...

Planting wildflowers could help deter wildfires across the western U.S. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phil Allen, a professor at Brigham Young University, about his research into the topic.