Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, ...

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A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could ...

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San Francisco’s municipal summer camp opened in 1924 on the old staging ground for the Hetch Hetchy reservoir construction.

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President Biden makes the first trip of his presidency to Africa, as he travels to Cape Verde and Angola. Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The ...

The main U.N. agency in Gaza has stopped picking up aid from a key Israeli border crossing -- saying it's impossible to collect the aid because of hurdles from Israeli authorities and lack of safety.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Daniel Alegre, the CEO of Univision, about his op-ed on the changing attitudes of Latino voters.