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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.

The Biden campaign says it sees a chance to win North Carolina in November. In the primary campaign, Democratic voters say new restrictions on abortion are motivating them to get to the polls.

OPill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available without a prescription, is shipping to retailers nationwide.

A conservative city in California wants to buck state law and introduce voter ID for its future elections.

France's parliament, meeting at the Palace of Versailles, approved an amendment to the constitution guaranteeing abortion rights.

The Supreme Court justices came together to agree Trump could not be removed from the Colorado ballot, but they are now differing as to how far they would go.