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U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed doubts about a plan to cut undocumented immigrants from a key census count — one that would exclude them for purposes of drawing new congressional districts.

Over the course of two hours, several heavily armed men laid siege to the coastal city of Criciúma,where they blew up ATMs and took hostages.

A court has kept a suspension of President Trump's order on refugees in place — for now.

This week you'll have to think back to the fairy tales and their characters to solve the puzzle.

More cats and dogs are getting adopted than ever before at the Richmond, Va., government-run animal shelter. The shelter director explains the strategy to reduce euthanasia and boost adoptions.

While characteristically full of Caribbean themes, Jean's latest release makes room for some of the voices and sounds dominating hip-hop today.

The online essay "The Flight 93 Election" sparked intense debate on the political right. Michael Warren of The Weekly Standard explains how the author of the essay outlined the ideology of "Trumpism."

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge: College Edition opens today! The contest closes on Feb. 15, 2021.

The 2020 General Election is notable in many ways. Turnout was a record 75%. A little more than 1 million people voted by mail-in ballots. But it could be the election that prompts lawmakers to change who’s in charge of administering future elections.

China is predicted to account for more than a third of global economic growth next year, while the U.S. and European countries will lag behind, according to the OECD.

After spending much of his career playing the male lead in romantic comedies, Grant is shifting into darker roles. In the HBO series The Undoing, he plays a narcissistic doctor suspected of murder.

Outgoing North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker announced on Tuesday his bid to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr in 2022, a path the Republican indicated a year ago he'd pursue after his House district shifted to the left during an unscheduled redistricting.

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms of many aren't public.

Trump wasn't focused on climate or the environment. Biden's looking to make a change.

The former linebacker has definitely kept himself busy since leaving professional football.

If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says.

Astronomers compare losing the observatory in Puerto Rico to losing a big brother. It was once the world's largest single-dish radiotelescope.

Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity."

A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.

New survey underscores how the U.S. got to such a deadly point with COVID-19. CDC advisers will vote on who will be vaccinated first. Plus, new report examines the pandemic's effect on learning.