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John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89.

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A former drugstore worker in the small Indiana community of Delphi was found guilty of murder on Monday in the killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike.

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If confirmed, the Florida senator would become the first Latino to ever serve as the nation's top diplomat.

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As national security adviser, the Florida congressman would play a key role in shaping U.S. policy on geopolitical conflicts ranging from the war in Ukraine to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

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A coffee shop in a small town in North Carolina has become a place for veterans to get together while also serving as a museum of sorts, as it holds photos and medals from the past 100 years.

President-elect Donald Trump said the New York Republican would help push deregulation and support American businesses. Environmental groups decried the nomination.

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Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.

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Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.

A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a caretaker accidentally left the door to their enclosure unsecured.

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One of the architects of Trump's family separation policy during his first time in office, Miller will return to the White House in a key role.

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Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.

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The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that broke up about 10,000 years ago.

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The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.

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Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to "go with his whims."

Jamison was a dance star who led the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to new heights.

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In the first interview about his new book The City and its Uncertain Walls, the celebrated author also talks with NPR about his age and finding beauty in isolation.

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Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy.

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Stefanik, who is the House Republican Conference Chair, has been a key ally of Trump’s over the years and was reported to have been a contender as his running mate during the presidential election.

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These races will determine who controls the House. Plus, an NPR investigation found thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages and now a rescue plan cannot help them all.

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Trump’s return to the White House raises questions about whether the country will continue working on global climate initiatives.

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