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Members of Congress wrap up work on spending and taxes before the Thanksgiving break. Early Friday morning, the Senate approved a $60 billion package of tax cuts, and the House narrowly approved $50 billion in spending cuts. But finding common ground in December won't be easy.

A year ago, the Biden administration launched a national plan to counter domestic terrorism. But are federal agencies hampering anti-terrorism efforts by failing to report basic data?

At the fourth and final hearing, representatives from the American Bar Association lauded Jackson's resume and career. GOP panel members continued their focus on her handling of child pornography.

Two of the best all-time men's college basketball teams meet in Monday night's championship. Kansas faces off against North Carolina — in what is sure to be a classic NCAA title game.

In cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Republican state legislatures sought to block decisions issued by state supreme courts based on the states' respective constitutions.

Two children, their father and their grandmother were killed when a tornado hit the grandparents' home that didn't have a basement.

Sgt. Cody Wolf died in World War II on Jan. 11, 1944, when his plane was shot down. Weeks before his death, he contributed to a Christmas broadcast recorded on the front lines. His daughter, Margaret Ann Wolf Harris, heard that recording for the first time in December.

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, who served under the Clinton administration, has died.

Residents of Washington, D.C., and 15 states -- from Georgia to Michigan to New York -- are awaiting a massive, boisterous grand entrance. A group of cicadas that only emerges once every 17 years is making its way out of the ground -- by the billions, at least. NPR's Melissa Block headed out to suburban Maryland for a cicada preview.

Bald eagles, hailed an "American success story" were removed from the endangered species list in 2007. Now, researchers have found that lead ammunition has reduced their population growth.