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More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.

In Ukraine's industrial east, near the front line in the almost 3-year-old war with Russia, Ukrainians are bracing for a U.S. election they fear will have major repercussions for their country.

Today is Helium Discovery Day!

Not all libraries track checkouts, and there isn't one definitive national list. But this year lots of people checked out Lessons in Chemistry, Prince Harry's memoir Spare, and Colleen Hoover's books.

Researchers at Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center say Iran was behind four fake news sites geared toward amplifying polarizing messages to both liberal and conservative audiences.

The Sudanese diaspora in the U.S. is fighting to keep the world's attention focused on the catastrophic fallout from the war back home. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 10/20/24.)

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Haitian Times founder and former New York Times staffer Garry Pierre-Pierre about the lies spewed by Trump and Vance around Haitian Americans and immigrants, and the fallout.

Here's a look at what the Federal Reserve's rate cut will mean for those looking to buy — or sell — a home.

A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling.

Indian officials were in the U.S. earlier in October for talks about an alleged plot to target an American activist. He talks about how having a target on his back has changed his life.