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Inside Congress, lawmakers describe an institution under strain from polarization and constant pressure. TAMARA KEITH, HOST: Congress has left the building. Lawmakers are home for the holidays with the memory …

Bob Kafka, a disabled Vietnam veteran, talks with an Austin Police Officer as he and others try to enter a hotel property. Ilana Panich-Linsman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ilana …

Jeffrey R. Holland, member of the quorum of the twelve apostles, speaks during a news conference at the Conference Center, in Salt Lake City, Jan. 27, 2015. Rick Bowmer/AP hide …

A man cleans off his car of snow in Brooklyn after an overnight storm on Dec. 27, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer …

Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year’s end. JUANA SUMMERS, …

Back in the 1960s, a couple of Harvard students had an idea. From Radio Diaries, this is a look back at the creation of the very first computerized dating service. …

Technology enabling virtual fences for pets is now being adapted for livestock. Ranchers near Yellowstone National Park are testing its ability to keep cows safe from grizzly bear attacks. JUANA …

Immigrants who are detained by ICE often get deported out of state so quickly that their attorneys don’t have time to file petitions to keep them in the state where …

This year Alaska Airlines joined the long list of airlines forced to ground their planes because of IT outages. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Tony …

Michael Stonebarger sorts young cannabis plants at a marijuana farm in Grandview, Mo., in 2022. President Trump set the process in motion to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. But his …