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Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government through early March and avert a shutdown. The Justice Department details "cascading failures" in the police response to the Uvalde shooting.

The U.S. faces a firefighter shortage heading into wildfire season. Global condemnation toward Israel mounts following a deadly airstrike on Rafah.

Vice President Kamala Harris called for a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a meeting with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz. France is set to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution.

Widespread protests across Cuba have revealed political challenges President Biden faces as he seeks to support the demonstrations without hurting their cause — or his own political interest.

Israel's national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned.

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to end the fighting in Gaza. The U.S. played a key role in the deal, which involves a multi-phase ceasefire.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, for his view of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and negotiations.

NPR's Steve Inskeep tal Jennifer Gavito, who served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran and Iraq during the Biden administration, about President Trump's negotiating tactics.