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Runners participate in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP After an appeals court again blocked the government’s attempt to deploy the …

BEAUFORT, S.C. — A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say. The shooting …

An aerial view of a container port is seen in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province, on June 6, 2024. AP/CHINATOPIX hide caption toggle caption AP/CHINATOPIX BEIJING — China signaled …

National security scholar Tom Nichols argues that Trump has taken control of the nation’s intelligence and justice systems and is now testing the military’s independence. ANDREW LIMBONG, HOST: Here’s a …

Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives …

Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. …

President Trump holds up a presidential proclamation for Columbus Day during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images …

Members of National Guard patrol outside a Bass Pro Shops on Oct. 10 in Memphis, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP National Guard troops have …

As President Trump pushes to get National Guard troops patrolling American cities, his administration has, in effect, blurred the lines between traditional law enforcement and immigration enforcement.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois, expressing skepticism about the government’s depiction of protests in a Chicago-area suburb. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: …