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The Constitution allows members of Congress to determine their pay -- but fear of political blowback for giving themselves a raise has resulted in no cost of living increases in nearly 15 years.

A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.

Not even six weeks into its record-breaking run in theaters, Wicked is available for home viewing starting Dec. 31. Film critic Bob Mondello explains how theatrical releases have changed over time.

Kentucky is among several states that passed bans on street camping and it recently got a glimpse of how it works, in a video showing police giving a citation to a homeless woman going into labor.

In the wake of Blake Lively's sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against co-star Justin Baldoni, more actresses are speaking up about their own similar experiences on set.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Marielle Segarra, host of "Life Kit," about how to make New Year's resolutions you'll actually follow.

Jimmy Carter was the first evangelical Christian to occupy the Oval Office. But the Baptist Sunday school teacher's relationship with fellow evangelicals was politically and spiritually fraught.

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

The couple married in 2014, but separated two years later. A lengthy legal battle ensued over custody of their children and the future of their once-shared Château Miraval.