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At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to ...

Route 66 is not the oldest, longest or most well-travelled long-distance highway in the U.S. So why is it the most famous?

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"He just flat out says he hates women and that they're the devil and they're destroying everything. And this is an important ...

The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, ...

ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, about his plans to build ...

Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Sen. John Cornyn's reelection and won President Trump's ...

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The declining number of Gulf shrimpers who are still in business are now struggling as gas prices rise and competition with ...