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Maryland senator on stopgap spending bill
NPR's David Gura talks to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen about the passage of a short-term spending bill in the House of Representatives.
Congress races to avoid a shutdown
by Ximena Bustillo
Lawmakers are working to approve a stopgap spending bill before a midnight deadline to fund the government.
In Libya, the struggle to recover from massive flooding
by Aya Batrawy
Three weeks after a storm and floods devastated the Libyan city of Derna residents and aid groups still struggle to address the needs for survivors and the loss of thousands of lives.
How Mortal Kombat conquered gaming
Scott Detrow speaks with Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon about the enduring popularity of the fighting game franchise.
He wrote this film before AI was a hot topic. Now it's all the rage.
by Mandalit del Barco
The new film THE CREATOR takes place in a future war raging between humans and AI. Director Gareth Edwards says he wrote the film when technology was viewed in a much more positive light.
Scientists and volunteers work together to monitor annual butterfly migration
by Sheila Brummer
The annual butterfly migration is underway. For decades scientists have relied on volunteers to tag butterflies to provide details about their journey.
Chagos refugees continue the decades-long fight for justice
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugee Group. Fifty years ago, the UK forced the Chaggosians off their land to make room for a US military base.
The career and legacy of Senator Diane Feinstein
by Scott Shafer
Dianne Feinstein, who was first elected to the Senate from California in 1992, has died. She was 90 years old. Her most enduring legacy may be opening more doors for women in politics.
Suspect in Tupac Shakur murder arrested
Authorities in Nevada announced today that arrest has been made in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
Kansas City faces outsized impact of looming government shutdown
by Frank Morris
Federal workers across the country are bracing to lose pay indefinitely. Many have weathered shutdowns before and some face losing income at particularly inconvenient times in their lives.
What black holes can teach us about daily life
by Regina G. Barber
Black holes may contain the masses of more than a billion suns, but they also hold a few lessons that we humans can apply to everyday life.
Protests roil in Armenia following military takeover of ethnic enclave in Azerbaijan
by Peter Kenyon
Protests continue in the Armenian capital Yerevan after the collapse of the breakaway government of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.