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Before the U.S. suspended visitor visas for Palestinians in August, one helped change a young woman's life. NPR speaks to her and the American surgeon who saved her leg.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Rep. Mike Lawler about Republicans' divisions that threaten to derail the ongoing budget negotiations.

The government will shut down at midnight tonight if Congress can't reach a deal. But Republicans and Democrats are at a standstill, each refusing to give in to the other's demands.

Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award.

The plan includes a vast array of space-based sensors and interceptors.

The deal between Israel and Hamas also calls for the release of some hostages and prisoners -- living and dead -- from both sides. NPR speaks to the cousin of a man whose remains are in Gaza.

In a rare study, two audiologists found that Taylor Swift's accent has, indeed, changed over the years, reflecting where she's lived, where she wants to go and who she's inspired by.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats don't want to shut the government down, but "sometimes you gotta stand and fight."

Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a fire in January that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to name the country's next prime minister by Friday, after his third prime minister in a year resigned earlier this week.