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The State Department approved an $8 billion sale of fighter jets and related equipment to the self-governing island. China views the sale as a violation of its sovereignty.

The NRA is pressuring President Trump to refuse any effort to expand background checks for gun sales, and it appears to be working. Trump says the real gun-safety issue is mental health.

Emily Sutton has resigned from the board. The Illinois Supreme Court last month appointed Sutton to serve as a judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. She…

The deficit is expected to swell to $960 billion this year and average $1.2 trillion in each of the next 10 years, according to congressional budget forecasters. They also expect the economy to slow.

How do Americans experience and cope with pain that makes everyday life harder? We asked in the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll.

More than two million acres of forest have burned in Alaska this year. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with climate change researcher Nancy Fresco about the impact these fires have on the Earth's atmosphere.

President Trump has signed a presidential memorandum that is designed to increase the number of "permanently disabled veterans" who erase their federal student loan debt.

The first home football game of the year for Western Illinois University is September 14 against Montana State University. While the athletic department…

Jill Heinerth's memoir leads with her thoughts as she wonders if she will die underwater, setting the tone for an honest and engaging book about life as one of the world's top cave divers.

A Labor Department audit found no correlation between the federal system that fines mining companies for unsafe conditions and safety in mining operations.