Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Choosing whether and when to have children can be shaped by whether or not a woman has access to abortion.
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The cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing.
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New partnerships guarantee spots at the university level for students who meet certain academic requirements.
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High demand, rent increases are leaving more people without shelter.
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House Freedom Caucus leader claims thousands of dollars in improper fees.
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Richmond Public Schools is trying engagement to battle chronic absenteeism.
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the American operation an "outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation" of the United Nations Charter and international law.
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As the world reacted to news of U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, international officials largely responded with alarm and calls for restraint.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nicole Grajewski of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the role Russia and China could play in de-escalating the Iran-Israel conflict.
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The Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., includes a section of graves of LGBTQ Americans. We take a pride month tour.
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Smith once said he came up with the name Federal Express because he wanted the company to sound big and important when in fact it was a start-up operation with a future far from assured.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad