Axios agrees to sell to Cox for $525 million in cash
"Axios" is Greek for "worthy" — and now we know how much the company is worth, less than six years after its news site debuted.
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A fourth set of human remains is found at Lake Mead as the water level keeps dropping
The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.
New York's mayor says Abbott sending busloads of migrants from Texas is 'horrific'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, saying he has used thousands of innocent people as "political pawns."
Biden to survey the damage in flood-stricken Kentucky
President Biden is set to visit eastern Kentucky Monday to see the catastrophic damage from last month's flash flooding. More than three dozen people were killed and some are still missing.
Texas Gov. Abbott's lead over Democratic challenger O'Rourke is narrowing
The Texas gubernatorial race is tightening, despite polls earlier this year that indicated an overwhelming lead by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over former Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
What legal implications arise after Indiana approves an abortion ban?
NPR's A Martínez speaks with law professor Melissa Murray about Indiana's new abortion ban, which is the first law restricting abortion since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
3 men face sentencing for federal hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death
The three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery face sentencing for federal hate crimes Monday. Jurors found that race was a motivating factor when they chased and shot the Black jogger in 2020.
Young activists have pushed Florida to set clean energy goals
The state is expected to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. The new climate targets are thanks to about 200 young activists who demanded change from state leaders.
COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox
Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox, and maybe other viruses.
Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation
Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.