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In an open letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the Harlem Globetrotters demanded the team join the league as a franchise.

NPR's Audie Cornish chats with Wall Street Journal reporter Alexandra Wexler about rising rates of avocado theft in South Africa.

Democrats hope to pass immigration reform through budget reconciliation, but it's unclear if the rules will permit them to do that.

China and the Taliban are increasing their outreach to each other, as the insurgent group takes over much of Afghanistan.

The U.S. says it is not ready to "throw in the towel" on peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. But violence in the country is increasing, with the Taliban taking over urban areas.

For many years, Hopkinsville leaders searched high and low for a claim to fame that would lend itself to memorable slogans and iconic images. Something that would be a point of pride. Until Brooke Jung took up the challenge.

The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, before moving ahead to a $3.5 trillion spending effort that would encompass much of President Biden's domestic agenda.

The policy announced Monday threatens a "hard quarantine" that is longer than the Games themselves for anyone who arrives unvaccinated.

In many places, homecoming celebrations feel more meaningful this year. At one high school in Washington, D.C., homecoming was the largest event hosted by administrators since the pandemic started.

We have the latest from Houston, where surging crowds led to panic at the Astroworld Festival, resulting in at least 8 deaths and several injuries.