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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., leaves the Senate chamber in May.

This Republican senator wants an expanded child tax credit — with work requirements

9:19pm September 20, 2023

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says the U.S. has lost focus over the last 20 to 30 years and economic policies need to be geared towards creating stable work for families.

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Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada obscures New York City's Empire State Building this year. The air in the U.S. has improved over the past 50 years, but smoke pollution from growing wildfires erodes much of that progress.

How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air

8:45pm September 20, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades.

North Dakota governor and GOP presidential candidate on UAW strikes

5:16pm September 20, 2023

NPR's Susan Davis and Asma Khalid speak with North Dakota governor Doug Burgum about his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18.

There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023

5:11pm September 20, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.

Swing district Republicans in risky waters over Biden impeachment inquiry

5:08pm September 20, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

House Republicans in competitive districts could face blowback for impeachment. So far they support investigating allegations

Fed holds interest rates steady... for now

5:08pm September 20, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady today, but hinted one more rate hike may be needed this year to bring inflation under control.

This discovery could help detect genetic risk for Parkinson's disease

5:08pm September 20, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease: a gene variant that raises the risk of Parkinson's in people of African ancestry.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies to Congress on Hunter Biden charges

4:36pm September 20, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before Congress since Justice Department prosecutors brought federal charges against President Biden's son, Hunter.

A screenshot from the premiere of The Joy of Painting shows the painter Bob Ross with the work, A Walk in the Woods, which is up for sale.

This rare Bob Ross painting could be yours — for close to $10 million

4:36pm September 20, 2023

by Emily Olson

The late pop culture icon once said he painted over 30,000 works of art in his lifetime, but it's rare for an authenticated Ross piece to come on the market, let alone one with this much history.

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Judge Pauline Newman, a 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge, has been barred from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing over concerns she's no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench.

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A 96-year-old federal judge was barred from hearing cases in a fight over her fitness

4:35pm September 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

The unusually public and bitter fight over whether a judge should continue to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked a lawsuit and turned judges against one another.