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After a leadership shakeup at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a look at what's ahead for the giant firms and how the changes could affect mortgage affordability.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired teacher Barbara VornDick about her years-long efforts to shed new light on the life and death of Eliza Monroe Hay, President James Monroe's eldest daughter.

Members of the Congressional Labor Caucus wrote the letter after NPR reported that a whistleblower says DOGE may have removed sensitive labor data and compromised the security of computer systems.

The latest version of OpenAI's Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy.

Facing financial headwinds, budget carrier Avelo Airlines struck a deal to operate deportation flights for ICE. Now it's dealing with angry customers and politicians at its hub in Connecticut.

The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job, leaving their trucks loaded with wet concrete, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.

Photographer Katie Hayes Luke wanted to look at the issues the drive people to cast their ballots.

Simmering tensions over the South China Sea are front and center during an annual security conference in Singapore this weekend, where there's dueling rhetoric from China and the Philippines.

Baseball teams head toward the playoffs and the top tennis players chase U.S. Open titles. NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant from the U.S. Open.

Can't seem to match the energy of a good friend? You might be on opposite ends of the personality spectrum — and that's OK. Here's how to foster deep connections despite your differences.

The cemetery is believed to contain the remains of people enslaved on North Carolina's Hardscrabble Plantation in the 1800s — and it was nearly lost to history as the landowners considered developing.

Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching NBA star Stephen Curry with the Wildcats and ranking among the Division I men's basketball's winningest active coaches. McKillop announced his retirement at a campus news conference, effective at the end of the month.

North Carolina’s most powerful state senator says he’d prefer to have approved restrictions on abortion after roughly the first three months of pregnancy. Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters Tuesday that he'd also support exceptions to any post-first trimester prohibition, such as rape and incest.

It could become more difficult to get an abortion in North Carolina and South Carolina if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion rights case.

The tour, which covers several blocks of downtown Salisbury and addresses both commercial and residential homes, is as much a history lesson as it is a ghost tour.

A panel of federal appeals court judges has heard arguments on whether charges against Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a sprawling Georgia election case should be moved. They are expressing some skepticism that the relevant statute applies to former officials.

You’ve heard of dogs that sniff out drugs and bombs. But what about dogs that smell for COVID-19? Organizations like NASCAR and the Miami Heat are using trained canines to screen fans and staff members at large events.

Federal judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about reinstating North Carolina's ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, especially after state officials have acknowledged that the prohibition hasn't been enforced.