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The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal expert and author Kim Wehle about President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter. The president previously said he wouldn't issue a pardon.

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of ...

The main U.N. agency in Gaza has stopped picking up aid from a key Israeli border crossing -- saying it's impossible to collect the aid because of hurdles from Israeli authorities and lack of safety.

An Amazon fulfillment center that opened last year off Manitou Road has added 800 staffers in the past two months. It now ...

A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could ...

The justices will hear arguments about the FDA's rejection of some e-cigarettes. High schoolers are at the center of the case ...

President Biden makes the first trip of his presidency to Africa, as he travels to Cape Verde and Angola. Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The ...

Nearly all new cars now come with automatic emergency braking and other safety features. Researchers say these systems are saving lives, but there's still debate about how to make them better.

Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, ...

A new North Carolina law requires sheriffs to hold undocumented immigrants in jail for ICE to pick up. It's part of the dance state and federal powers must do to carry out Trump's deportation plans.