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Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low
by Mikaela Lefrak
Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.
70 years since the Korean armistice, some call for an official end to the conflict
by Quil Lawrence
On the 70th anniversary of an armistice that stopped the Korean War, veterans reflect, while some activists call on U.S. officials to officially declare the conflict over.
Portland, Maine, soccer fans turn out in droves to watch the Women's World Cup
by Carly Peruccio
An estimated two billion people are watching the Women's World Cup. Some were at a soccer bar in Portland, Maine, for Wednesday's U.S. match against the Netherlands.
The Army Field Band now has its first rappers
by Christopher Alston
The Army Field Band has been expanding its music genres and now has two rappers in its ranks. We'll meet them and find out why the Army in finally adding rap.
Despite many briefings and hearings, lawmakers have a long way to go to regulate AI
by Claudia Grisales
Senators are attending the last of a series of closed-door briefings on artificial intelligence. It's all part of an effort for Congress to try to move fast to regulate the emerging technology.
Rudy Giuliani has stopped denying he made false statements about election workers
by Sam Gringlas
With Rudy Giuliani no longer challenging that he made false statements about Georgia election workers, there's a renewed focus on the role of the Trump insider in ongoing election interference probes.
Here are the drugs that could be in short supply after a tornado hit a Pfizer factory
by Sydney Lupkin
A tornado that tore through a Pfizer factory in North Carolina could exacerbate drug shortages. Records obtained by NPR show the plant made dozens of products, including painkillers and anesthetics.
White House uses the term 'Bidenomics' to help sell the president's economic agenda
by Asma Khalid
President Biden has low approval ratings on the economy even though voters like some key policies. The White House wants to narrow this gap with its "Bidenomics" slogan, but there are risks.
The president of Niger has been removed in a coup
by Michele Kelemen
The President of the West African nation of Niger has been removed in a coup. President Mohamed Bazoum has been held hostage by his own guard at his residence since early Wednesday morning.
Heat kills, but it doesn't have to: How the government can help
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.