President Trump has tweeted that the interior secretary is stepping down at the end of the year. NPR's Scott Simon and Tamara Keith discuss the issue.

So far this year, 61.34 inches of rain have fallen in Washington, breaking a 129-year-old record.

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Two years after East Liverpool, Ohio, gained notoriety from a viral photo of an overdosed couple, the community is coming to terms with its addiction problem — and taking tentative steps forward.

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The decision came on the eve of the final day of open enrollment for 2019 healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

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Binary stars have a sort of relationship, but not one you’d want to be in.

The interior secretary is stepping down after a tumultuous two years, marked by mounting allegations of misconduct in office.

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The latest from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead is everything studio movies are not.

Chinese hackers targeting the Navy, charity scammers, and more security news this week.

Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.

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This week Butina admitted she wasn't just a student and Russian gun rights activist, pleading guilty to a count of conspiring to act as a foreign agent. NPR's Scott Simon talks with her lawyer.

President Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, got three years in prison, and the publisher of the National Enquirer agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

Should you get the Echo Dot, or the Echo Plus? And what's up with that Echo Show? Here's what to consider.

This week in the Russia investigations: Headlines and courtroom action are coming thick and fast in the final weeks of the year, but a core "collusion" case also looks weaker than it ever has.

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This week in the Russia investigations: Headlines and courtroom action are coming thick and fast in the final weeks of the year, but a core "collusion" case also looks weaker than it ever has.

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Game consoles, controllers, and critically acclaimed games like ‘God of War’ are on sale at multiple retailers for Christmas.

With his new feature, 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' already prompting award predictions, the writer-director discusses his approach and what comes next.

Also this week, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a bill that prompted thousands of teachers to protest this spring.

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The startup is just one of many self-driving developers looking for the best way to approach the tricky question of safety.

Since the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., last month, there's been more than 70 events - memorials, vigils and fundraisers — for the families of the victims.

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The utility has been under fire for its role in the massive gas pipeline explosion in 2010 in San Bruno, Calif.

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