NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.

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Washington State's new ferry boats are years away. It's a painful reality for waterfront communities that depend on ferries. But a new bill in the legislature promises to give them some relief.

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As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC are being let go, at the direction of the Trump administration. The cuts ...

The website deleted all mentions of "transgender" and "queer" in its history of the Stonewall riots, and only referred to the ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Members of Elon Musk's government efficiency team are poised to arrive at the Defense Department in the coming days.

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Humans have been eating yogurt for millennia. Ancient texts reference its health-promoting properties. Now a new study finds ...