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The well-liked Republican leading a deep-blue state is an outspoken critic of President Trump and has denounced the “debilitating politics of Washington.”

For the past few years, there hasn’t been enough natural snow in Mora, Minn. to carpet the forests for a famed cross-country ski race. Local farmers now volunteer to make snow for the trails.

“What we’ve achieved so far is significant. But these are small, two or three small steps in a long journey,” Zalmay Khalilzad said in a hoarse voice, the result of 42 hours of talks with the Taliban.

Government data reflect a slight dip in arrests even as authorities see more Central American families trying to enter the U.S.

Officials have been “thinking a lot about voter access and democracy,” says City Manager Eric Wobser, “and so we thought it was a really natural switch.”

The sexual assault claim released Friday comes days after the first surfaced against the state’s lieutenant governor. Now, state lawmakers in Justin Fairfax’s party say it’s time for him to step down.

The Virginia governor’s declaration comes roughly a week after the state Capitol was thrown into disarray by the revelation he appeared in blackface decades ago.

From the educational to the artful, the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is reopening in New York City, featuring lots of artifacts about our furry, four-legged friends.

How can I find out if my plastic waste is really being recycled What makes some plastic recyclable and some not? Here are answers from the NPR correspondents working on “The Plastic Tide” series.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Rep. John Dingell was instrumental in expanding the Medicaid program, reshaping Medicare and modernizing the Food and Drug Administration. He died Thursday night.

The nonprofit group Plan International UK has been lobbying for an emoji to represent menstruation since 2017. And now they have one — although not everyone is a fan of the design.

So far this year, 55 measles cases have been confirmed in Washington state, most of them in unvaccinated children. The outbreak’s epicenter is Clark County, Wash., just north of Portland, Ore.

Princess Ubolratana Mahidol hoped to shatter a long-observed division between royalty and politics. But the king, her brother, says her candidacy is “inappropriate.”

Domineque Ray said the state was violating his constitutional rights by only offering a Christian chaplain. The high court ruled 5-4 that the execution could go ahead as planned.

The Great Lakes are one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water, but many Americans in surrounding cities face a dark irony: They can’t afford their rising water bills.

Political fights over health care continue to flare. In Utah, angry voters say lawmakers are disregarding their wishes by trying to limit the scope of a ballot referendum that expanded Medicaid.

The early days of the 2020 Democratic primary are being dominated by progressive candidates in Congress, but a crop of governors considering bids would run on records of bipartisan governing.

After gay and bisexual men, black women are the group at highest risk for HIV transmission. Here’s how women are teaching each other about the most effective ways to prevent infection.

The proposal to address climate change is short on specifics and wildly ambitious. Seasoned energy experts doubt it can work, but give it credit for energizing young activists.

Whether the party’s focus on voting issues has an effect on the nuts and bolts of the next presidential election remains to be seen.

The board of directors made the decision to close the facility after state officials ordered third-party oversight of daily operations, following the unexpected pregnancy of a patient.

The lawsuit alleges the government knowingly exposed them to “extremely serious and debilitating attacks” in Cuba that have resulted in brain injuries and that it was slow to remove them.

The high court effectively blocked the restrictive law pending a decision on whether the court will hear the case. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberal justices for the temporary stay.

Undefeated in 30 elections, Dingell served for 59 years in the House. He was a champion for nationalized health care and in retirement became known for his playful and pointed tweets.

In purported emails posted online by Bezos, executives for National Enquirer parent company AMI threaten to publish intimate photos of Bezos if The Washington Post publishes a story about the tabloid.

Robinson, the only player to win the Most Valuable Player award in both major leagues, was the game’s first African-American manager.

Survivors, who were deported via French trains to German death camps, are getting around $400,000 in compensation.

The former New York Times executive editor finds herself embroiled in controversy after passages in her new book Merchants of Truth were found to echo work written by others.

As scandal piles on in their state, some residents feel betrayed and are now questioning the credibility of their politicians. Others are not surprised by their actions.

New York Times journalist Michael Schmidt has helped break major stories concerning special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into connections between President Trump, his associates and Russia.

Humans are evolutionary oddballs for living long past our reproductive prime. New research explains how grandmothers might be the reason why.

A lot of vaccines and some medications need to be delivered by injection. Two groups of researchers are designing ways of delivering these medications by putting them in pill form.

The luxury brand said it would work toward turning the incident into a “learning moment.” It coincides with Black History Month as well as another blackface controversy roiling Virginia’s leadership.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to recommend that the full chamber confirm President Trump’s choice to take over the leadership of the Justice Department.