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President Trump took control of the state's National Guard in June and deployed it to Los Angeles to face anti-immigration protestors and assist officers making detentions and deportations.

Three scientists learned they carry genes that dramatically increase their risk for Alzheimer's disease. Now they're working to keep their brains healthy.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

One of the world's largest food brands is splitting apart a decade after a messy megamerger staged by Warren Buffett.

The virus took the world by storm. It was declared a "public health emergency of continental concern." What's the current status? With the U.S. aid cuts, one doctor says, "We're flying blind."

A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for the Communist Party to shape the narrative surrounding the end of the war.

Life was turbulent for Patrick Furlong after his parents divorced when he was in 8th grade. His father left, so he needed to navigate daily routines without a paternal influence in his life.

On Sept. 2, 1945, the Japanese and the Allies gathered to mark the official end of WWII. The process went smoothly until Col. Lawrence Cosgrave signed his name on the wrong line.

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter tells NPR's Leila Fadel why she describes her new album as a "party for heartbreak," and "a celebration of disappointment."

Prosecutors in Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plotting trial deliver closing arguments this week, with the former Brazilian president facing a possible 40-year sentence.