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The Damascus neighborhood of the man who has been leading Syria's new caretaker government celebrates his new role and reflects on the last 14 years of civil war.

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President Trump has claimed power over independent regulators in a new order. NPR asks Jane Manners, law professor at Temple University, why Congress shields some agencies from presidential control.

Bird enthusiasts are flocking to Minnesota in hopes of catching a glimpse of a great gray owl. They're one of North America's largest owl species and many have flown down from Canada to find food.

Today's release is the first time Hamas has handed over the bodies of hostages during the war, although several have been ...

The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap ...

The cuts would be as drastic as sequestration in 2013, the law passed by Congress that forced the armed services to cut $56 ...