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Week in politics: Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect identified, Texas redistricting GOP win
Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Marwan Ali/AP hide caption
UN official says war-torn Darfur, Sudan, is the 'epicenter of suffering'
National
Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job
Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job
Health Care
Industry groups say Medicare Advantage offers better care at lower costs, but critics call the plan risky
Industry groups say Medicare Advantage offers better care at lower costs, but critics call the plan risky
Do Waymo self-driving vehicles need way more driving ettiquete?
Death row executions are up to 44 this year — the highest in over a decade
Move over, Pizza Rat. Idaho raises you acrobatic Roof Rats.
The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education has all 11 volumes of the 1662 Latin edition of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior. Greta Rybus/for NPR hide caption
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life
World
Tensions mount between the U.S. and Venezuela as President Trump continues military pressure in the region
Tensions mount between the U.S. and Venezuela as President Trump continues military pressure in the region
Politics
Congressional Republicans face several upcoming issues that could be divsive within the party
Congressional Republicans face several upcoming issues that could be divsive within the party
Data shows lower-income households are hit harder by the economy's ups and downs
Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth
The Michelin Guide honors three cheesesteak joints in Philadelphia
Obituaries
Penobscot Nation tribal elder Charles Norman Shay, who helped save fellow soldiers on D-Day, dies at 101
Penobscot Nation tribal elder Charles Norman Shay, who helped save fellow soldiers on D-Day, dies at 101
President Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption