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Since women started competing in elite athletics about 100 years ago, they have been subjected to questions over their sex, had to undergo h...

The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids...

Great white shark tours have become popular around Cape Cod as more of the largest predator fish are showing up.(Image credit: Kayana Szymcz...

The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year's Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Frid...

The previous agreements exchanged guilty pleas from the men for sentences of at most, life in prison.(Image credit: Alex Wong)

In Nigeria, even two meals a day is becoming unaffordable to many. Demonstrators are protesting food inflation of more than 40 percent, and...

If you're not entrenched in the world of video games, you might not realize how much real actors have to do with modern gaming.They provide...

The U.S. swim team entered Paris confident after a strong showing in national trials. But the American team's stars struggled again on Frida...

NPR’S Ailsa Chang talks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, about whether Israel might be provoking an escalation in the Middle East t...

After gaining national attention as one of the "Tennessee Three," state Rep. Gloria Johnson will try to ride Democratic enthusiasm in her ru...

The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about cooperation between Russia and China in the vast, inhospitable Arctic. A new strategy is aimed...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens. He helped negotiate Thursday's prisoner swap —...

From fencing to swimming and gymnastics to volleyball, we take a look at what the 2024 Paris games have brought us.

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan must decide what to do in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Su...

Former President Donald Trump still can't speak about prosecutors in his New York criminal trial after an appeals court decision denied his...

The Dutch team had little margin for error. Heading into Friday's final, they were one point out of first place.

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about t...

An international sports tribunal in Switzerland rejected an appeal by Canadian figure skaters and confirmed that the bronze medal would go t...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about Washington's role in securing one of the largest prisoner swaps b...

Why have the Paris Olympics brought so many exciting swimming events — but not so many world records? It turns out that the pool's depth is...

Americans were welcomed home last night after the largest prisoner exchange between the West and Russia since the end of the Cold War. And,...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Alina Polyakova, of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and a friend of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was recent...

There is currently no federal heat law, but states have been passing protections as workers toil in extreme temperatures.(Image credit: Emil...

In this week's StoryCorps, a mother talks with her son about how she overcame her addiction to drugs.

What options does the U.S. have to tamp down tensions in the Middle East? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Edw...