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A hot, sunny, May day was Christmas for my avid 2nd-grade birders, when 35 pairs of high-quality Vortex binoculars and chest harnesses were delivered to our Edith Bowen Laboratory School classroom.

The Constitution allows members of Congress to determine their pay -- but fear of political blowback for giving themselves a raise has resulted in no cost of living increases in nearly 15 years.

The recording device was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. It will be sent to a lab in Washington, D.C., for evaluation.

Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and data users warn. That's before any cuts by President Trump and Congress.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist."

Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are creating "critical" fire risks across LA and Ventura counties through Wednesday, officials say. Evacuation orders are expected to rise again.

As the fastest growing segment of the electorate nationwide, Asian and Pacific Islander American voters are being courted — especially in Nevada, where 10% of the voting population is Asian American.

Sing Sing, a maximum security prison in New York, hosted its first film festival. With the help of the Marshall Project, a jury of incarcerated men weighed the merits of documentaries.

Democrats continue to grapple with serious questions about President Biden's future as the party's nominee for president.

The Mega Millions prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion, which could be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history.