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Some say the new appropriations bill contains language that will free up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do more gun violence research, but others are more skeptical that anything will change.

President's Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he will assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in connection with a lawsuit filed by adult film star Stormy Daniels. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ken White, a former federal prosecutor who now works as a criminal defense attorney, about what it means to take the fifth.

Dozens of people are feared dead following Thursday's collapse of a 12-story condo building in Surfside, Fla. Rescue crews are still searching for survivors who might be trapped in the rubble.

Voters in three U.S. cities –- Minneapolis, St. Paul and Boston -– indicated their interest this week in controlling fast-rising housing prices using a contentious method: rent control.

The Jan. 6 committee revealed how Trump supporters' anger built into the violence during the riot, and showed how Trump and some of his closest allies used conspiracy theories to stoke their rage.

La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.

Sometimes if feels like stories that start in Washington, D.C., don't reach the rest of the country. It doesn't seem like President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president is one of those stories.

The latest COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress has upward of $27 billion for rental assistance to prevent evictions. With so many renters not paying, many landlords are struggling.

What's the point of buying something now that you can't even use during the pandemic? Social scientists say there is value in anticipation — in giving yourself a concrete way to look forward.

Ten people were shot and killed in a supermarket yesterday in Boulder, Colo. Those shot were store employees, customers and one of the first police officers on scene. Their ages ranged from 20 to 65.