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Jones' new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to each other without their mothers.
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Is the YIMBY movement doomed?
For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them?
What you need to know about tonight's State of the Union address
The prime-time address is a chance for the president to tout his record ahead of this year's midterm elections. But it comes at a moment when Trump has seen his agenda complicated on multiple fronts.
Russia thought it would take days to seize Ukraine. 4 years later, war is still raging
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, and the fighting continues. Here's a look at where the war stands today.
A U.S. veteran adopted an orphan from Iran. Decades later, ICE is trying to deport her
The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith.
'Fear of Flying Clinic' helps anxious travelers back into the skies
For 50 years, a San Francisco-based group has created a space where fearful flyers can get supported exposure to air travel.
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A massive snowstorm pummeled the East Coast Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid travel bans and closures.
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An enormous solar project is moving forward in California, on land that farmers have had to keep fallow as the state restricts over-pumping the aquifers they previously used to irrigate crops.
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What's next for Mexico after the military's killing of a powerful cartel leader sparked violence across parts of the country?
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks former Drug Enforcement Administration official Mike Vigil what the killing of one of the world's most powerful drug lords signals about Mexico's drug-fighting future.
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Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the U.S., was arrested Monday and accused of providing sensitive information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi talks about the status of U.S.-Iran negotiations and what Iran is prepared to do in the event of a U.S. strike.
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Tuesday marks four years since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. A look at the effects of the war and where the situation stands today.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk reflects on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and whether the U.S. can do more to end the war.
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Since 1920, the NFL's Chicago Bears have played the vast majority of their home games in the Windy City. Now there's a proposal to move the team to Indiana.
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FBI director invites fresh scrutiny over travels with appearance at US men's hockey team celebrationWhen the American men's hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel. -
France's spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris has taken another turn with the French foreign minister now saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must explain himself after ignoring a French summons. -
The Texas Republican is facing calls from fellow House Republicans to resign, following allegations of an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
