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The suicide of a Chinese American cancer researcher has raised painful questions over alleged discrimination against Asian scientists in the U.S.

In 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend went mountaineering in California's Sierra Nevada. Then, an unexpected storm veered them dangerously off course. Luckily, their unsung hero found them.

President Trump announced Thursday that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is his pick to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

The newly elected governor of Virginia focused the Democratic response around affordability, a central issue to her party's campaign to win back the House this fall.

The war in Ukraine enters its fifth year this week, with millions of Ukrainians displaced, hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed, and little change on the battlefield.

Ukrainian women in their 50s and 60s say they've embraced cheerleading as a way to cope with the extreme stress and anxiety of four years of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Nancy Guthrie is 84 and has mobility issues, but she is mentally sharp, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. She was last seen Saturday evening at her home near Tucson, Ariz.

Jessie Diggins, age 34, helped break an Olympic medal drought for American cross-country skiers that dated back to the 1970s. In her final season, she enters the Milan Cortina Olympics on a winning streak and with new peace of mind.

VA secretary Doug Collins is appearing before senators to explain plans to overhaul the department. But some of the focus of the hearing was also on his comments about the killing of Alex Preeti.

Overprescribing antibiotics breeds antibiotic resistance. A new tool aims to lower a notably high rate of such prescriptions in Rwanda.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall.

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the state of politics and his life after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.