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A team of scientists and environmentalists has launched a satellite into space in order to hunt for planet-heating methane emissions.

Voters in Texas say concerns about immigration and democracy are among the issues driving them to the polls in this presidential primary election.

China is holding its annual legislative and political meeting and restarting an ailing economy is at top of the agenda.

The trial of the father of a Michigan teenager who shot and killed four of his classmates in 2021 begins Tuesday. James Crumbley faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to take another step toward wrapping up the GOP presidential nomination on Super Tuesday, but some Republicans are hesitant to vote for him.

The report finds convincing evidence that sexual violence took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza.

NPR's Michel Martin asks D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto if a new package of tougher criminal penalties due to be voted on Tuesday shows the city went too far with justice and policing reforms.

Since the pandemic, schools across the country are struggling with chronic absenteeism. One Pittsburgh community has asked senior citizens to help get kids to school every day.

The idea got a boost from the pandemic, when an array of cash relief helped cut child poverty and keep people housed. Researchers are studying how much money, for how long, may have lasting impact.

Sixteen states and American Samoa hold primary elections. Supreme Court restores Donald Trump to Colorado's primary ballot. U.N. report finds grounds to believe Hamas attacks in Israel included rapes.