Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...

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Early clues suggest the U.S. may be facing yet another bad flu season this year. The latest flu virus has mutated in ways that present particular challenges for our immune systems.

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NPR's Leila Fadel asks a spokesperson for the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington, D.C., whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees his White House visit as a success.

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Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the ...

President Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities have been repeatedly met with resistance in the courts ...

Immigrants make up about a quarter of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

Calvin Duncan spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Last week, he won the election for clerk of court in New Orleans Parish, a role he calls his dream job.

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In the Oval Office, President Trump defended Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he was asked about CIA findings that the prince approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.