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President Trump announced he intends to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., after a protracted battle over whether it would stay in Colorado, as former President Joe Biden advocated.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione < >, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The Normal Town Council approved a measure to extend a municipal insurance agency during its Tuesday meeting.

Japan marks 80 years since the U.S.'s World War II nuclear attack on Hiroshima. The number of atomic bomb survivors is dwindling, as wars and global instability pose a growing challenge to Japan's pacifists.

She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Demonstrators took to the streets again in Chicago Friday night, protesting the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, shot by police after a foot chase last month.

A viral TikTok makes vaccine science understandable and pretty funny (it's a horror film parody). NPR caught up with creator and star Vick Krishna — tech expert by day, videographer by night.

Refugees fleeing war-torn countries have lived with stress and anxiety before. For many, the pandemic has brought those feelings of uncertainty flooding...