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The Democratic-led Senate takes up legislation that would expand federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, defying a White House veto threat. The bipartisan bill is nearly identical to one that the president vetoed last year.

Amid an uproar over soaring drug prices, three GOP senators are seeking an investigation into whether the Orphan Drug Act is being manipulated to jack up the cost of medications for rare diseases.

For more than three decades, pharmaceutical companies have claimed a 50 percent tax credit for the cost of clinical trials of drugs for rare diseases. The credit is now in jeopardy.

Other House Freedom Caucus members have said that while they disagree with House Speaker Mike Johnson, they don't think it's in their best interests to go through another speakership fight.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former federal prosecutor Paul Rosenzweig, who is currently a Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute, about Robert Mueller's congressional testimony on Wednesday.

The finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off Thursday night — and we caught up with some of the contestants before and after the event.

Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.

While House Speaker John Boehner is almost certain to win re-election in his suburban Cincinnati district, his prospects of being re-elected as speaker are far less clear.

A vote in the House expected on Wednesday could end what is now the longest shutdown on record. Democrats are decrying the plan, saying it fails to address expiring health care subsidies.

The Malian star headlined the final night of Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Our panelists predict what will be the biggest surprise about aliens, once we finally meet them.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for companies to get their legal fees paid when they are unreasonably sued for patent infringement. Patent trolls own patents but don't make any products.

Manischewitz has been bought by a unit of the private equity firm Bain Capital for an undisclosed amount. The new owner wants the 126-year-old brand move beyond its niche on the kosher shelves.

The head of a panel writing rules for natural gas fracking in North Carolina says state standards should prevail over local rules when it comes to…

The judge took issue with the legal theory the original jury used to reach its decision. The judge ordered a new trial to determine the damages.

A downbeat forecast by Hewlett-Packard is casting doubt on the company's turnaround plans. CEO Meg Whitman says the company's earnings will take a hit in the coming year before its comeback strategy can take hold.

The Northwest School of the Arts is the first high school in North Carolina to have the rights to put on a high school production of the Broadway musical…

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a.k.a. Sam Bacile, dubbed vile words over her performance and turned it into "a hateful anti-Islamic production," Cindy Lee Garcia says in a court filing. She wants YouTube to take down the video.

A Scottish cluster of injuries caused by kids swallowing liquid detergent packs highlights risks from the popular products. In August, there were 735 calls to U.S. poison control centers about children under 5 being exposed to laundry packs, up from 725 in July.

The chain, known as the place you could find spare parts, hung on for years but now plans to sell up to 2,400 stores nationwide.