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With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, numerous states have banned abortion. Here are the states with bans or severe restrictions in effect, on hold or pending.

President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump warned of dire consequences for the country if the other wins another term in the White House as the pair held dueling rallies in Georgia on Saturday.

He's written many of the court's less glamorous but legally important decisions. Contenders to replace him are California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger and federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Descendants of Jews who escaped Nazi-occupied France recently gathered to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who issued some 30,000 visas to Jews and others before he was recalled.

The Wall Street Journal reporter is among four Americans who will be returning home as part of a massive prisoner swap announced Thursday that involves six nations and two dozen people.

Heat pumps are an important tool to stave off global warming. Two Berkeley musicians wrote a sultry anthem about them.

Jarren Duran hit a tie-breaking two-run homer for the American League and was named the most valuable player. Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes pitched a hitless first inning for the National League.

Ukraine’s military says it now controls almost 400 square miles of Russia. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Banksy has been unveiling stencils and installations depicting animals at different spots around the city every day for more than a week, leaving fans and art critics guessing as to their meaning.