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NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Marc Morial, the National Urban League's president and CEO, about the civil rights organization's semi-annual State of Black America Report.

Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado was one of seven congressional Republicans to call for an independent investigation into links between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Many Louisiana business owners say they're not getting a fair share of disaster relief contracts from the federal government, despite the vast rebuilding needed in the region after Hurricane Katrina. Only a tiny proportion of Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery contracts has gone to Louisiana firms.

Two days since Hurricane Wilma hit southern Florida, many residents are feeling frustrated and angry at the pace of recovery efforts. Thousands have spent hours in line waiting for ice, water and food, while millions more wait for power to be restored in their homes.

In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, the president says the American people are "really, really down" after two years of pandemic, volatility in the economy and surging gas prices.

Robert Adams' obsession with the decay and beauty of the American landscape is on display at the National Gallery's exhibition "American Silence: The Photographs of Robert Adams."

Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material.

Remarkable Creatures, the new novel by Tracy Chevalier, focuses on the life and work of 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning, and how her discoveries helped change scientific understanding of the world. Chevalier is the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Few people have heard of Julio Lobo, but his history is intertwined with that of his home country. Lobo was Cuba's richest businessman until the revolution drove him into exile.

The Biden administration agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports while Mexico has agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally over land.