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The court’s decision allows the Pentagon to bar transgender people from joining the military while two lower-court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.

The commerce secretary has agreed to be questioned by lawmakers on March 14, after a federal judge ruled that his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was based on “sham” reasons.

In response, China warns it will retaliate if Canada tries to send Meng to the U.S., where she is suspected of committing bank fraud while trying to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Joel Wit, a former State Department official who played a key role in negotiating and implementing the 1994 denuclearization deal with North Korea, writes about important lessons.

Linda Holmes takes a look at the list of this year’s nominees, which includes some heartening nods and surprising snubs.

Writer Jason Rezaian is unsparingly personal throughout the telling of his arrest, imprisonment and trial, writing of his childhood, family, visits with his wife — and fears and insecurities.

Federal regulations for silica dust in coal mines haven’t changed in decades. But since an NPR/Frontline report into black lung, some are calling for a new response.

Many residents of the Queensbridge public housing complex feel they have not benefited much from the area’s booming development. With Amazon, activists are trying to change that story.

A suicide bomber rammed a Humvee loaded with explosives into a compound of the nation’s primary intelligence agency, clearing a path for insurgents who started firing on personnel inside.

British lawmakers urged Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday to make changes to her Brexit plans days after they defeated a previous offer.

Carlos Fernando Chamorro’s newsroom was raided by police in December. International observers say President Daniel Ortega’s government has grown increasingly repressive.

As lawmakers returned to the Kansas state capitol this year, three seats won by Republicans are now in the hands of Democrats. That’s after three suburban Republican women left the GOP.

The interaction between the man and the teen caused an outcry. But a more complicated picture has emerged of the day when several groups of protesters converged at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

From Turkey and Hungary, to India and the Philippines, the voices of nationalism have become dominant forces that begin with the election of a charismatic, influential and powerful man.

Without money from the Delta Air Lines Foundation, Atlanta’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park would have been closed for the King holiday, a National Park Service spokesman told NPR.

It’s looking like MS strikes when a variety of triggers gang up to impair neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Researchers are using their new knowledge to search for treatments.

The California Democrat’s career as a prosecutor, as well as economic and racial equality, are the focus of her campaign. Harris is the third senator to announce a presidential run.

Ditching carbs can led to quick weight loss, but can you really stick with it? Here’s the science on eating carbs smarter to keep you sated and healthy.

Democrat candidates are talking about race and racism in a more nuanced way than they have before, thanks in part to the desire to gain support from black voters in early primary states.

The 2020 census is set to begin in Toksook Bay, Alaska, continuing the tradition of counting the most remote parts of the most northern state before the rest of the U.S.

The Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots both needed overtime in their conference games to reach the Super Bowl, where they’ll meet for the first time in 17 years.

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is leading a new PAC to recruit Republican women candidates. Congressional leaders are taking notice, but President Trump’s impact is a matter of dispute in the party.

The storm barreled through New England after hitting the Midwest, creating havoc along some transportation routes.

The pope brought a tablet to his usual Sunday address, as he announced the ClickToPray app for communal prayer around the world, with a call for young Catholics to engage.

Videos show students associated with Covington Catholic High School chanting and laughing as they encircle Nathan Phillips, an Omaha Elder, at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington last Friday.

The family of Majd Kamalmaz, 61, is making his story public for the first time, spurred by President Trump’s plans to remove U.S. troops from the country.

It’s India’s Kumbh Mela festival, which is expected to draw a record 15 million pilgrims this year, all looking to take a dip in the sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers.

At the midpoint of his four-year term, President Trump has delivered on some campaign promises and ignored others, while many are still works in progress.

Mendez slipped into revolutionary Iran in 1980 and brought out six American diplomats who were granted refuge by the Canadian Embassy. He didn’t receive full acclaim until Hollywood made a 2012 movie.

Started in 2017, the protest movement advocates for the rights of women, immigrants, people of color and the LGBTQ community.

The proposal would temporarily extend deportation protections for some immigrants in exchange for funding for a border wall. But Democrats say the offer doesn’t amount to much.

The storm is bringing snow, ice, freezing rain and arctic air to much of the East Coast.