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The James Webb Space Telescope will give a glimpse of the earliest galaxies formed after the Big Bang — but only if the telescope is kept frigid. That's why there's a tennis court-sized sunshield.

The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points.

A gunman livestreamed himself driving around Memphis shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks, police said.

Until 2016, Florida law allowed trial judges to impose a death sentence if a majority of the jurors agreed. But now, anything less than 12-0 means an automatic sentence of life without parole.

Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024.

President Biden and other G-7 leaders gathered in Bali for an emergency meeting to discuss the explosions in Poland. "We're going to find out exactly what happened," he said.

Raising hundreds of millions dollars sends a startup's valuation soaring. It can also make serious prison time all but inevitable for those in Holmes' situation.

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently.

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

The high court's conservative majority sided with those advocating for "religious freedom" in a major win for groups like the American Legion.