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NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in 2023.

Virginia also lost $219 million in funding, which had already been allocated.

County officials agreed to target investments toward infrastructure.

The Fredericksburg native uses sounds from nature to create folk music.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the wife and five children of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, responding to what the judge called an urgent situation to ensure the protection of the family's constitutional rights.

A housing agency rule would also allow work requirements. Supporters say a time limit would help spread limited funds to more people, but critics warn it would leave some homeless.

The Trump administration has tried firing people, dismantling agencies and inviting people to quit. Lawsuits have blocked some of those efforts.

The Russia's Future channel, launched by Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya and Reporters Without Borders, began broadcasting Wednesday, on what would have been the late Russian activist's 49th birthday.

An attack on what would have been the first aid delivery to the beseiged city of El Fasher in over a year has dealt a major blow in the Darfur region. The assault comes as humanitarian groups warn that collapsing healthcare, unrelenting violence, and a paralyzed aid effort are pushing civilians to breaking point.