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Utility giant NextEra Energy announced plans to acquire Dominion Energy on Monday. The merger comes as electricity demand and rates rises with the AI data center expansion. Marco Bello/Getty Images …

The Internal Revenue Service building is seen in February 2025 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Trump is moving to dismiss a …

A civil rights protest in Alabama this weekend was organized to kick off a summer of voter mobilization and civic action across the South.

Of the 11 U.S. states that executed prisoners in 2025, Florida led the way with 19 executions. Curt Anderson/AP hide caption toggle caption Curt Anderson/AP The number of executions around …

The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned 90, and San Francisco threw a big party.

Texas has tightened standards for camps after deadly flooding last July. With summer camp season about to start, only nine camps are approved to open and more than 300 are …

Paco Lopez, far right, atop Napoleon Solo, leads the pack to win the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, …

One observer of the current Senate race in Louisiana noted that Sen. Bill Cassidy could lose his reelection bid. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Flanagan for …

The team behind NPR’s Wild Card explains how careful preparation helps them produce interviews that reveal deep and surprising human moments.

A replica of the historic USS Niagara — the two-masted warship that helped secure the Great Lakes during the War of 1812 — is back in the water after a …