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Millions of Texans are without power, heat and water. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mayor Michael Evans of Mansfield, who shares how his neighbors are enduring the aftermath of the historic storm.

The Texas Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who went on a family vacation in the middle of a deadly winter storm. He returned, calling the trip "a mistake."

The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.

Talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who died Wednesday of complications from lung cancer, was a force to be reckoned with in conservative politics and to be loathed by political opponents.

Conservative leaders say Rush Limbaugh had a powerful and lasting impact on the Republican Party base, but some conservatives say his legacy of misinformation and racism was bad for the country.

Pitchers and catchers soon report to Arizona facilities for baseball spring training, but there are concerns the annual ritual could cause or worsen COVID-19 outbreaks.

NASA's six-wheeled rover landed on Mars today. It touched down in a crater that housed a lake 3.5 billion years ago, in search of signs of ancient microbial life.

Myanmar's military coup has the international community debating what can be done to reverse it. Analysts say the military doesn't play by normal rules and probably won't start now.

After traveling nearly 300 million miles, NASA's rover is about to land on the Red Planet. It's aiming for a crater that was home to a lake 3.5 billion years ago.

Chicago's inspector general said Thursday that the department showed "confusion and lack of coordination" in the face of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.