Voting in the U.S. is widely considered to be an accessible privilege for all Americans. In reality, voters face confounding ...

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The annual Fat Bear Week honors bears that have sufficiently bulked up in the months before entering hibernation.

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Election workers faced an unprecedented wave of threats in the last presidential election. What are poll workers and election clerks in the swing state of Michigan doing to keep voting secure?

After a federal judge ruled in August that Google is illegally monopolizing the search engine market, the Department of ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Joseph Kahn, executive editor of "The New York Times," about the 2024 presidential race.

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Lawsuits filed by 14 attorneys general argue that TikTok knowingly worsens the youth mental health crisis and places profits over child safety.

Election workers faced an unprecedented wave of threats in the last presidential election. What are poll workers and election clerks in the swing state of Michigan doing to keep voting secure?

There are around 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon. The U.N. says they will remain at their posts in southern Lebanon -- even as Israel conducts ground operations against Hezbollah.

The recovery from the remnants of Hurricane Helene has been hampered by washed out roads and bridges. The extensive damage is making it harder to restore power and cell service to thousands.