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The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard.

This week marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Lent. The three holidays are governed by different lunar calendars, and it's extremely rare for them to coincide.

Recycled, or reclaimed, water is wastewater that’s recycled, treated and used for a beneficial purpose such as drinking.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.

The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.

President Trump's immigration policy is complicating Republicans' attempts to maintain control of Congress. A recent crackdown in Maine, for instance, put the focus on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

As prediction markets boom, competition is heating up. So traders go the extra mile for a fraction-of-a-second advantage or to sleuth out information nobody else has. It can lead to a huge payday.

Partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement agencies have expanded widely under the second Trump administration, data analyzed by NPR shows.

Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the point when they begin to seek institutional care for their loved one.

Former "Morning Edition" host David Greene alleges in a lawsuit that Google patterned the "voice" of one of its AI products after his without permission.