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A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.

A strong majority of Jewish Americans are Democrats, but the Israel-Hamas war is highlighting fault lines in the Democratic Party over U.S. policy toward Israel.

Billionaire Robert Sarver announced that he will sell his share of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. An investigation concluded that he had used racist and misogynist language.

U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe joins Jay Williams on The Limits to talk about the latest ruling that grants the U.S. women's national team an equal payday with their male counterparts.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Associated Press music journalist Maria Sherman about new trends in global music consumption, including increased appetites among Americans for country and world music.

Just saying "hello" to a passerby can be a boon for both of you. That's what researchers are finding in studies we covered in our "Living Better" series. We asked readers to offer their own testimony.

In a field full of heavy hitters, the film's soundtrack to a dance battle won best original song at Sunday's Academy Awards, becoming the first-ever song from an Indian film to win the prize.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA approved COVID boosters and how people should think about COVID and its risk as the virus becomes endemic.

The Iowa senior now holds the NCAA women's points record. Here's how she got this far — and what it means for the sport.

Guitarist Brian May of Queen is also an astrophysicist who worked on the NASA mission to bring dust back from an asteroid. He's not the only celebrity with an interesting side hustle.

Since 2017 nearly a million Rohingya people have languished in camps in Bangladesh. Four young Rohingya are being honored by the U.N. refugee agency for documenting their life in vivid photos.