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The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 years ago today. It was the culmination of a hard-fought campaign by civil rights activists in the South. Now, a Georgia Democrat in Congress is leading the push to renew it.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with the Wall Street Journal's Isabella Simonetti about a deal that gives the NFL a 10% stake in ESPN. Under the terms, ESPN will acquire the NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators.

Spotted lanternflies are appearing all over the East Coast. The invasive insects damage plants and trees. What should you do when you spot them?

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

Roadside convenience stores can be a good place to pick up a snack or even a meal on a long drive. Now, one nostalgic chain, a Stuckey's in Missouri, has branched out from its usual fare and put Halal food on its menu, attracting Muslim truck drivers as well as other customers.

Just days after the U.S. Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Israel and met with hostages' families, the Israeli government considers a full occupation of the Gaza Strip, including areas where hostages are held.

Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.

NPR talks with Sarah Isgur, senior editor with "The Dispatch," about the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury testimony related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The former rabbi of Washington, D.C.'s largest synagogue denounces starvation in Gaza, joining more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world petitioning Israel.

After mass protests, Ukraine's government enacts a law restoring independence to anti-corruption watchdogs, quelling what threatened to turn into a domestic political crisis for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The same fire that consumed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge is rapidly eating through nearby timber

Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, grew up a block away from each other in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. In this 2012 conversation they remember how they first met in the 1930s.

Survivors of the floods that killed more than 130 people in central Texas told their stories to state lawmakers. And local officials were pressed on where they were the night the waters rose.

Gender-affirming health care for minors is becoming harder to get, even in states where it's legal. The White House is threatening to cut funding from hospitals that provide it.

This weekend ESPN 8 The Ocho covers dozens of unheralded sports like corgi racing and extreme archery. A Martinez speaks with Frank Mazella of the Bubblegum Blowing Championships.

President Trump celebrated another legislative win, clawing back $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid. And the fallout continues over the administration's handling of the Epstein case.

President Trump says he wants a judge to release more sealed information about the case of Jeffrey Epstein. But will more information do anything to tamp down speculation and conspiracy theories?

The U.S. Army announced that 141 of its 236 horses, donkeys, and mules will be put up for adoption, in a move it says will save about $2 million dollars.

Congress has approved a rescission package that claws back about a billion dollars intended for the United Nations — affecting peacekeeping missions, UNICEF, and more.

After devastating flooding in Texas, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Curtis Knobloch of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative about problems with rural coverage and possible solutions.