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President Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom, to a dozen people Tuesday. The list of names include astronaut John Glenn, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and musician Bob Dylan.

After President Trump baselessly called the results of Georgia's election "rigged," Georgia Republicans are trying to restore faith in the state's voting system.

President Biden had his second call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and proposed a summit in the months ahead to talk about arms control, Ukraine and cyber issues.

With just days to go before South Carolina's crucial Republican primary, Nikki Haley is making the case for her continued candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

It's unclear whether Hamas would also sign on. The White House national security adviser also called on Republicans in Congress to approve more military aid to Ukraine.

The Syrian city of Hama has been a center of anti-government protests. It was recently the site of what activists are calling the Ramadan massacre, in which 100 protesters were reportedly killed. NPR's Kelly McEvers was part of a government-sponsored tour.

It's a Sisyphean task, but Thomas Sauvin has already saved about half a million photos from the trash.

Wisconsin's incarceration rate for black men is nearly twice the national average, according to a new study.

The Syrian city of Hama has been a center of anti-government protests. It was recently the site of what activists are calling the Ramadan massacre, in which 100 protesters were reportedly killed. NPR's Kelly McEvers was part of a government-sponsored tour.

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Oscar Niemeyer is virtually responsible for the strikingly modern look of Brazil's capital and co-led the team that designed the U.N. building in New York City. Neimeyer died Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 104.