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There is considerable disagreement over terms of the deal, which will be detailed in a second agreement yet to be signed.

Democrats have demanded documents related to the origins of Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The effort to add the question was ultimately halted.

Rivals embracing or attacking “Medicare for All” prompted Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to lay out his vision for eliminating private health insurance on Wednesday.

The former head of Iowa’s Department of Human Services says that, ideally, his dismissal will lead to “having open discussions about race and what we have in common, instead of what separates us.”

Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Convention found that LGBTQ Americans are three times more likely to experience cognitive decline than their non-LGBTQ counterparts.

Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe said in court documents filed Wednesday that he was abandoning the case “due to the unavailability of the complaining witness.”

Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will be taking the place of California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who dropped out last week. The lineup for each night of the July 30-31 event will be announced Thursday.

Libraries have never been just about books; they’re also crucial hubs of community support. Some are even expanding that role, and supporting their librarians, by bringing in trained social workers.

A Colombian man trying to sneak more than a pound of the drug into Spain was caught with the package (poorly) hidden under his fake hair, a police official told NPR.

We spoke to teen activists at the Girl Up event in Washington, D.C., this week. They had a lot to say about everything from buzzwords that make them mad to the best ways to de-stress.

“The F-35 cannot coexist with a Russian intelligence collection platform that will be used to learn about its advanced capabilities,” White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

Trump administration officials say drugs’ list prices are like cars’ sticker prices — easily negotiated. But in the life and death world of medicine, say price watchers, that analogy falls apart.

A comprehensive analysis looks at the cup, its ability to prevent leaks — and whether it could be a viable alternative to pads and tampons in low-income countries.

The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,650 people, according to the World Health Organization. About 12 new cases are reported daily.

The Los Angeles Sparks guard was charged months ago with assaulting an ex-girlfriend. She will miss nearly a third of the regular season, and the WNBA players union plans to file a grievance.

Amid the most crucial political crisis to hit Puerto Rico in its modern history, Puerto Rican artists Residente, Bad Bunny and iLe respond with music in real time.

At least 13 U.S. universities have shut down their Confucius Institutes, which are funded by China’s government. Critics say the program could be used to recruit spies or steal university research.

As migrants are returned to Mexican border cities, the government says it makes exceptions for those who are “vulnerable” to stay in the U.S. But advocates say that’s not happening consistently.

An Alaska Native girl (Molly of Denali), an Andean boy (Pachamama), two half-brothers in Mesoamerica (Victor and Valentino): Three new animations feature Native people without bygone-era baggage.

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.

An energy company announced a proposal to build a waste management facility next to a school. So these three students turned to podcasting to get to the bottom of what was happening.

Five former NASA astronauts who flew on space missions reflect on some of the awe-inspiring photos from Apollo 11, the first lunar landing flight.

We know it sounds sordid, but there’s something missing in the 2019 version of Scar’s bad-guy anthem — and it’s the very thing that made the mustache-twirling original so iconic.

The mandatory move imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on most of the workers at two vital research agencies has been criticized as a “blatant attack on science.”

Scientists are gaining insights into why Alzheimer’s is more common in women. The answer involves genetics, hormones and sex-related brain differences.

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — “modern monetary theory” — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal for clean energy and jobs.

People under 65 who get kidney transplants can only rely on Medicare to cover three years of post-transplant treatment. There’s a new call to extend coverage for meds that keep the organ functioning.

The Montana governor, one of the last Democratic candidates to join the presidential race, is focused on bringing “sunshine and transparency” to campaign finance.

I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president’s tweets racist. But I disagree.