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Light-mapping technology is expediting the pace of archaeological discovery in the dense jungles of central Mexico. The latest find could offer clues about how humans advanced agriculturally.

In northern New Mexico, many rural communities are worried about the possible loss of Amtrak's Southwest Chief. One historic railroad town has been trying to attract tourists with the train.

The history of the Electoral College is in part tied to America's history of slavery. NPR's podcast Throughline explores the complicated story of how the U.S. presidential election system came to be.

Republicans and Democrats are heading in totally different directions, highlighted by Georgia's primaries for governor. And the progressive vs. establishment fight fizzled on the Democratic side.

This Juneteenth, pianist Lara Downes remembers the freedom that has been hard fought and hard won.

Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa's low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.

In a rare study, two audiologists found that Taylor Swift's accent has, indeed, changed over the years, reflecting where she's lived, where she wants to go and who she's inspired by.

The script for Evan Miller’s 15-year Hollywood career started in a talent agency mailroom. “It was filling envelopes with resumes and headshots, and then a lot of filling in,” Miller said. “It was great, because it exposed me to voiceovers, to commercials, to new theatrical work. I really got to see the business as a whole and figured out pretty early on that my passion was in TV and film and representing those actors.”

The department settled for $3 million and offered training for officers in how to restrain people in custody more safely in the 2010 case.

Minaj indelibly changed the hip-hop landscape in the past decade. She wanted the throne. Now that she has it, she isn't going to relinquish it to anyone — male or female — gunning for that title.