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Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor

Carrie Johnson

Federal prosecutors are investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey.
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions

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A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.

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Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions

Maria Godoy

More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

Rachel Cassandra

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
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Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year

Sydney Lupkin

All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.
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This hospice has a bold new mission: saving lives

Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson, Brian Simpson

A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?

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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

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What do eggs, Grok and Greenland have in common? They're all quiz-worthy! Are you?

Holly J. Morris

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FEMA is getting rid of thousands of workers in areas recovering from disasters

Rebecca Hersher

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'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' is 'Game of Thrones' for the haters

Glen Weldon

There are no dragons, no maps and no internecine family trees in this Game of Thrones prequel about an underdog knight and his would-be squire.
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Jodie Foster plans more French roles after 'A Private Life'

Leila Fadel, Olivia Hampton

Jodie Foster has spoken French since she was a child. But it's only now that she's taken on a lead role scripted almost entirely in the language of Molière, for A Private Life.
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House Republicans are investigating Jan. 6. NPR fact-checked the first hearing

Tom Dreisbach

A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
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Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge

Stephen Fowler, Jude Joffe-Block

As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
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A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

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A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison, the first verdict in eight criminal trials for allegations that include his 2024 martial law decree.