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If you want a clarion call to action, Jamil Zaki’s new book might not be it. But if you want a wide-ranging practical guide to making the world better, then you’re in luck.

Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a painful but extraordinary coming-of-age story, about a young Vietnamese American writer whose fractured family was torn by their experiences during the Vietnam War.

“The fate of the world depended on their success,” Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

Physicians often harbor unconscious bias against kids and teens with obesity. It affects how they talk with their patients and can make kids’ health worse. Some doctors are trying a new approach.

Restraint and seclusion are controversial practices in public schools. They are most often used on students with disabilities, and parents say they take an emotional toll.

Bernie Sanders is making a proposal on behalf of Walmart workers to the company’s shareholders, another example of a tactic gaining steam this cycle: Calling out big businesses on the campaign trail.

Federal authorities allege the ABC relied on classified material in its 2017 report detailing unlawful killings by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

The changes, which bar “people-to-people” tours, are intended to further squeeze the Cuban economy while keeping U.S. dollars “out of the hands” of the communist government.

Retailers that accept SNAP benefits must stock a variety of staple foods, including a minimum number of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy and grain options. Now there’s a fight over what counts.

Both houses of the state egislature voted on Tuesday — Animal Advocacy Day in the state capital — to make it illegal to perform the controversial procedure.

Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

U.S. industries, from grocers to clothing-makers, say President Trump’s threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raise uncertainty. The turmoil comes just as a new trade agreement seemed near.

To answer that question, the U.N. has just named a security expert as its “Emergency Ebola Coordinator.” What’s his take?

The company has a long history of dumping plastic trash and oily waste from its ships, with violations dating back to 1993. In 2016, its Princess subsidiary agreed to pay $40 million for pollution.

The rise comes despite two voter-approved tax hikes and more than $600 million spent last year on social services and new supportive housing. Officials blame rising rents and evictions.

The settlement is now public because of computer error. Pennsylvania families, whose ordeal was detailed in a Pulitzer-winning book, claimed air, groundwater and soil contamination.

Democrats won back the House in 2018 because they beat GOP candidates in areas like two of New Jersey’s swing districts. But two freshmen there are split on how to handle impeachment.

In a special series, Morning Edition discovers the experiences of people affected by the deepening tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

A top Huawei executive accused the U.S. of inappropriate conduct, while also striking a conciliatory tone — a response that reflected the level of exasperation being felt by the Chinese tech giant.

NPR’s Deborah Amos arrived in Beijing days after authorities cracked down on Tiananmen protesters. She stayed for six weeks and shares her memories of covering a critical time in China’s history.

Virginia Beach is the latest mass shooting involving a weapon equipped with a high-capacity ammunition magazine, which some gun safety groups would like to restrict.

The evidence supports the idea that many teachers are underpaid. But what’s the best way to increase their pay?

In a new book, physician Sandro Galea calls for a change in how we talk about health in America. The real drivers of wellness, he argues, are not personal choice, but our history, policies and values.

Reid Weingarten, a former public corruption prosecutor, was called a conservative toady and a “lefty” the same day in separate cases. But the system resists the will of any individual, he says.

Gen. Robert Neller will step down as Marine Corps commandant this fall. In a wide-ranging interview, he talks about Russia and China, cyberwarfare, female Marines and sexual assault in the Corps.

Public debate over a potential citizenship question and immigration enforcement, combined with the census going online, threatens an accurate head count, according to research by the Urban Institute.

Andy Ruiz Jr. surprised the boxing world by beating Anthony Joshua to become the heavyweight champion.

Champion James Holzhauer’s winning streak ends at 32 games in Monday’s viewing. He won more than $2.4 million, the second highest winner in regular-season play.

For months the Senate negotiated the bipartisan legislation, which provides money for states dealing with natural disasters. The bill now goes to President Trump, who had said he would sign it.

President Trump has threatened tariffs as punishment for migration flows. Behind the scenes of public negotiations, sources familiar with the talks say that Mexican officials are prepared to respond.

His resignation letter does not shed new light on the shooter’s possible motive. Officials say it suggests the gunman provided no sign of the violence to come.

After 18 years, Apple is killing iTunes — sort of. The software is being broken into separate pieces for separate uses on Mac computers: Music, podcasts and TV will soon have their own apps.

The U.S. president kicked off a trip to London this week in a test of the countries’ “special relationship.”

The billionaire wants to deploy thousands of satellites in order to provide global Internet, but astronomers say they could create unsightly glare.