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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., faces immediate political challenges, both within his party and in passing legislation that must be passed by a Senate run by Democrats.

Out of print, odd and obscure, Souled American's esoteric take on country music is now available digitally for the first time. We asked composer Sarah Hennies to pick a place to begin.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Giuseppe Torri, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, about the role of climate change in the Maui wildfire.

She's known as one of the greatest women's soccer players in the world. Now Brazilian superstar Marta is playing in her sixth World Cup, hoping to finally win the trophy.

The historical fiction novel centers on a real-life Victorian Era trial. Smith says she doesn't look back on the past with a sense of superiority: In her view, human life is "a continued struggle."

China has stepped up its military harassment of Taiwan, sending fighter planes and navy vessels toward the island on a near-daily basis in recent years.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba yesterday with sustained winds of up to 125 miles per hour.

Several people in the U.S. have come down with malaria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was the first time in 20 years that malaria has been locally transmitted in the U.S.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dan Reicher of Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment about a historic agreement addressing land-use for large scale solar projects.

It's been nearly a week since the U.S. shot down the spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. The incident is reverberating in Washington as the Navy and FBI work to recover the balloon's remains.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Last Cup host Jasmine Garsd about superstar soccer player Lionel Messi's legacy in Argentina.