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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87.

The new benefits take a cue from a pandemic success story — when an expanded U.S. child tax credit briefly cut child poverty in half. Some states include immigrants and index credits to inflation.

A codefendant in the Georgia election interference case claimed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an improper relationship with a prosecutor on the case. Willis responded Friday.

Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year.

Research suggests the biggest source of pain for children in the health care system is needles. One California doctor says the fear of needles is a serious problem, but proposes some simple solutions.

This week, Mitch McConnell announced he will step down as Republican leader in the Senate. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist and biographer Michael Tackett about McConnell's career.

One year after a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, NPR's Scott Detrow sits down with Mayor Trent Conaway to discuss how the village is recovering.

Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.

Lemon was arrested by U.S. agents days after covering an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul, Minn., church. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the protest a "coordinated attack."

On any given week, there could be a main character that the internet is obsessed with. Right now, it's the Cape Verde team's goal keeper – Josimar Jose Evora Dias – better known as Vozinha.