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Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesA federal judge in San Francisco will consider whether to indefinitely halt the thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1. -
Credit: Chris Schulz/West Virginia Public BroadcastingVolunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in "book deserts" and bring them their own books.
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The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between." -
A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square. -
The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November, a departure from earlier guidance announced before the shutdown. -
As most lawmakers stay home during the shutdown, Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, urging Congress to return to work and end the standoff.
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Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
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Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 hurt at historically Black university's homecoming fest in PennsylvaniaOne person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University. -
As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold. -
The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days. -
The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic terrorism data than it does to clarify the current state of the problem. -
The holiday season is full of traditions and we all celebrate them a bit differently. NPR wants to your most unique holiday traditions. What makes celebrating this time of year feel special for you?
