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9/29/2023 6:00:00 PM

House GOP hardliners block investing substitute with shutdown looming

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to fight a group of conservatives who oppose any short-term spending expense ahead of a most likely government shutdown. ( Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP throu...

9/28/2023 6:31:51 PM

How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui’s fire recovery

An aerial image taken on Aug. 10, 2023 programs damaged houses and structures burned to the ground in Lahaina in the after-effects of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. Rumors and conspiracy theories ...

9/26/2023 5:00:23 PM

Supreme Court rejects Alabama's defiance in voting case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to obstruct enforcement of an Alabama voting rights decision. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images). The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block enforcement of ...

9/25/2023 5:32:20 PM

Thousands of federal firefighters deal with a looming pay cut. How much depends on Congress.

In this Sept. 19, 2021 file picture, flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File, File). Fede...

9/21/2023 5:10:53 PM

Free COVID tests by mail are back, beginning Monday

The California company iHealth is among 12 U.S. manufacturers getting a financial investment from the federal government to offer free tests by mail to individuals ahead of the winter season COVID s...

9/14/2023 6:58:52 PM

Hunter Biden indicted on guns charges

President Joe Biden's boy Hunter Biden leaves after a court look on July 26 in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File). Hunter Biden has been arraigned on felony weapon charges weeks after...

9/12/2023 5:20:00 PM

They went to view the popular fat brown bears. They conserved a hiker's life rather.

A livestream established by Explore.org in the Katmai National Park for bear enthusiasts captured a missing out on hiker pleading for help on Sept. 5. ( Screenshot by NPR/Explore. org). A hand...

9/7/2023 3:41:32 PM

As federal workers are called back to their workplaces, pockets of resistance remain

The federal government, the country's biggest company, is urging a return to workplace for federal employees this fall. A federal government report found that in the first three months of 2023, buil...

9/29/2023 3:59:06 PM

She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?

After Gebel moved her treatment from Seattle to Alaska, where she lived, she found it was priced much higher in her home state. (Ash Adams/KFF Health News). Editor's note: This story is from NPR's ...

9/27/2023 3:27:02 PM

North Korea expels Travis King, U.S. soldier who allegedly looked for refuge there

A TV screen shows a file image of U.S. soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday. North Korea stated Wednesday that it was expelling K...

9/26/2023 5:47:11 PM

Washington gets ready for the shutdown that was never ever supposed to take place

A government shutdown is looming even though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden made an agreement earlier this year that was expected to prevent this specific outcome. (Taso...

9/22/2023 3:37:53 PM

From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming

Bears line up at the falls on the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve, wishing to nab a salmon out of the air. (Felicia Jimenez/NPS image). If you've ever felt hangry, consider this...

9/20/2023 7:06:15 PM

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal

President Biden assured to develop the Climate Corps throughout his first week in office. It's a program implied to appeal to young environment activists. The White House on Wednesday revealed a br...

9/13/2023 8:45:01 PM

4 reasons why your car insurance premium is soaring

A car accident is cleared at a crossway without power in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 24, 2022. Automobile insurance coverage expenses are skyrocketing-- well surpassing general inflation. It's not onl...

9/11/2023 9:47:00 PM

New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

Another round of COVID-19 vaccines is on the way. The Food and Drug Administration authorized vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that target an omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5. Vaccination projects,...

9/5/2023 6:45:57 PM

More small airports are being cut off from the air travel network. This is why.

The Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa. (Heather Ainsworth for The Washington Post/Getty Images Strolling into Pennsylvania's Williamsport Regional Airport is a strange experien...

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Texas Dog Law Showdown: Will Aggressive Breed Bills Survive the Legislature's Gridlock?

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