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A conservative lobbying group called Act for America has organized what it calls a nationwide "March Against Sharia" in some 19 states. One of the marches raised tensions in Syracuse, N.Y.

Hillary Clinton spent the day in Charlotte, N.C., attending a church service and meeting with African-American community leaders to discuss the recent shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police.

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Santa Fe, N.M., Mayor Javier Gonzales about how the city managed to cut water usage by one-fifth while its population grew by 10 percent.

That's another way of referring to gynecological cancers, which strike more than 1 million women a year — and are on the rise in the developing world.

The steady stream of migrants in past years has turned into a torrent this year. Here's a primer on the main forces at work.

A settlement may mean the release of thousands of inmates from solitary confinement. The U.N. special rapporteur on torture says it's "a great achievement," but he'll have to see how it's implemented.

A convoy carrying United Nations food and health aid reached besieged areas of Syria on Monday, after graphic images of starvation in the town of Madaya appeared in media around the world. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Abeer Etefa, senior regional communications officer at World Food Programme, about the convoy.

In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, N.C., home. Her husband, Michael, was accused of her murder, and a Netflix documentary followed. Now, a new HBO Max series revisits the case.

The U.S. and Russia are working on details of a more durable cease-fire in Syria that would include Aleppo. Rachel Martin talks to Jan Egeland, an adviser to the U.N.'s special envoy for Syria.

The U.N. has set the goal of eliminating extreme poverty and reducing the toll of disease by 2030. But there's a surprising obstacle.