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Hurricane Harvey caused industrial facilities to release an extra 5.98 million pounds of air pollution. Some people who live and work near the plants are frustrated with the federal response.

Conservative economist Peter Morici of the University of Maryland and Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities debate the merits of the Republican tax plans in Congress.

Other cities across the United States have apologized for the destruction of Black neighborhoods for highway construction and other so-called urban renewal projects. Cincinnati will be next.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer stayed out of the public eye Tuesday, a day after allegations surfaced that he spent thousands of dollars for a night with a call girl. A top state Republican is threatening to push for impeachment.

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Mexico was going to pay for it, President Trump said. Now he claims he never said that. Trump has reversed himself multiple times about the campaign promise now at the center of a government shutdown.

Ohio lawmakers are considering a long-debated bill that would roll back concealed-carry gun permit and training regulations. Some states have already…

Public transit agencies in the U.S. are struggling with lower ridership and revenues during the pandemic. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with transit experts about whether subway and bus systems can survive.

The wildfire destroyed 11,000 homes, and the Issacses' house is one of the first on their street to be rebuilt. They committed to staying in Paradise, Calif., because of their jobs and growing family.

With widespread social distancing measures in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak, classical music performances have shifted from concert halls to...