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The debt ceiling deal passed by Congress fast tracks the long-stalled and controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline that stretches across West Virginia and into Virginia.

Journalists at Gannett newsrooms in seven states are set to walk out Monday in a strike to protest working conditions. It's the largest such action in the company's history.

Barack Obama was the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in 88 years. But with the newly loosened travel restrictions, there is no need for you to wait that long.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has changed his predecessors' protocol for granting voting rights back to returning felons, reducing access to the ballot.

The National Hurricane Center says Matthew is a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The strongest winds are so far staying offshore, but forecasters warn that could change.

Mortgage rates have fluctuated a lot in the last year and interest rates are still climbing. No one knows for sure when the housing market will improve, and not everyone is waiting until it does.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with NHL senior writer Dan Rosen about the buzz surrounding the first round of playoffs, growing parity in the NHL, and matchups to watch as the next round starts Tuesday.

President Biden's prediction of a "thaw" in the diplomatic relationship with China coincides with the arrival from Beijing of a new ambassador to the U.S.

AI or artificial intelligence is a risk to humanity, at par with the pandemic and nuclear war, according to an open letter, signed by more than 350 executives, researchers and engineers.

Poor diet, lack of exercise, stress and trauma, all drive America's declining life expectancy and high rates of chronic disease. So how can we live better in America? NPR looks for answers.