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North Korea plans to resume anti-Seoul propaganda broadcasts along the heavily armed border with South Korea, leader Kim Jong Un's sister said, reviving a psychological warfare campaign.

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

A new poll shows record support for Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the midterms, as voters feel the party is better attuned to handling their top issues.

As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather.

The top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees said they are working under the presumption that the president will seek to justify election interference by alleging fraud.

Election law expert Rick Hasen explains Trump's interference in the midterms, including threatening local officials with criminal prosecution unless they strike alleged noncitizens from voter rolls.

Al Schmidt is the chief election official in the state of Pennsylvania.

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses.

A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

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Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.

The Justice Department's "likely" noncitizen voter list in California is "unreliable," according to officials.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has freed an American, Stephen Hubbard, from a Russian prison following a request from President Trump.

The cost of having a baby is difficult to predict.

Arrests for more minor offenses, including vagrancy, rose in the U.S., even as violent crime rates dropped to historic lows, according to an analysis from criminal justice reform advocacy group FWD.us (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Russia in hopes of ending war, Trump campaigns in North Carolina, Saudi Arabia cancels 'Davos in the Desert' due to air strikes.

India is plunged into political crisis after 130 million names were struck off voter rolls during a massive revision.

Britain offers military support as Saudi cancels renowned 'Davos in desert" investor meeting due to strikes from Houthi forces in Yemen.

The Sixers got a first look at the potent lineup they put together this summer in hopes of winning their first title since 1983.

Nearly a decade after Boeing unveiled its largest 737 Max jet, the company has cleared a major hurdle in its effort to bring the plane to airlines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the change happened after talks with his American counterparts, including a phone call with U.S.

Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France's most destructive rioting in years.

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year.

Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region.

A respected figure in the world of global health, Dr.

The Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes as Election Day nears.

Research on past recessions suggests downturns can accelerate automation.

Here's what's behind the fluctuating costs of everyday grocery items such as ground beef, eggs and chocolate chip cookies.

The new scholarship tax credit program could help public school families pay for some educational services, but advocates worry it could do more harm than good.

The warnings surfaced in a trove of unreported court records.

Trump presses to find an end to the war in Ukraine while courting Russia, campaigning reaches fever pitch with Election Day two weeks away, DOJ charges 28 people in California with voting crimes.

The Rays will face the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980.

Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Carney's push for national unity.

Midterm election day is just over two weeks away.

The DOJ also filed an emergency request in federal court to stop California from processing ballots returned by people on the voter rolls the federal government says are "likely noncitizens."

The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links.

Trump announced that the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the midterms.

As European defense spending takes off, just about half of the funding in Europe's defense tech industry is coming from American investors this year.

Middle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.

A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed.

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Why one teen can't let go of the time he ate fries with his great-grandpa.

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The Trump administration says it has deported more than 25,000 people to countries to which they have no ties.

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Gulf Coast Preps for Isaias, Ukraine expects Russian winter offensive, and Trump's Iran War in focus as Midterms approach.

Twenty-five years ago this week, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan.