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Wisconsin Senate candidate Mandela Barnes on abortion, onslaught of GOP advertising

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, a democrat, about his campaign for U.S. Senate. The race in Wisconsin could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862. He issued the formal Emancipation Proclamation the following January. Lincoln was under tremendous pressure to withdraw emancipation as a precondition for peace talks with the Confederacy.

Lincoln prioritized democracy over his political future. A new biography explains why

Presidential historian Jon Meacham speaks with NPR about his new biography, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. It examines Lincoln's actions as well as motivations.

Former President Barack Obama warned that the future of American democracy is on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections during a speech in College Park, Ga., on Friday.

Obama says 'democracy on the ballot' in Georgia early voting rally

The former president implored people to avoid "tuning out" in the midterm elections and vote for Democrats to tackle issues like inflation currently facing America.

Crime is a concern for many midterm voters across the country.

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show

Midterm voters are being inundated with political ads, and a lot of them are focused on crime. But a recent change in data collection paints an incomplete picture of the U.S. violent crime rate.

A new study on anxiety in <em>JAMA Psychiatry </em>shows a mindfulness program works as well as the popular anti-anxiety medication Lexapro.

Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug to calm anxiety, study finds

Researchers compared a practice of daily mindfulness meditation to taking Lexapro to control anxiety symptoms. The meditators got equivalent relief, without the side effects.

In December, the Taliban banned female students from attending university. Some of them are turning to online options. Above: Afghan female students attend Kabul University in 2010.

The Taliban ended college for women. Here's how Afghan women are defying the ban

The December ban on college education for women has led some to turn to online options. But that comes with its own set of problems.

Travelers wearing face masks with their luggage head to the immigration counter at the departure hall at Lok Ma Chau station following the reopening of crossing border with mainland China, in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

A flyer seeking information about the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found dead is displayed Nov. 30 on a table along with buttons and bracelets during a vigil in memory of the victims in Moscow, Idaho.

What we know about the University of Idaho stabbings

Authorities arrested a suspect, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger, on Friday.

Frank Sinatra onstage in the 1970s. Though the star was ambivalent at best about the song's message, "My Way" became emblematic of this era of his career.

A Toast To 'My Way,' America's Anthem Of Self-Determination

Made famous by Frank Sinatra — who grew to hate it — "My Way" represents the quintessentially American outlook that nothing in life matters more than living on your own terms.

"It was a sobering experience. I knew it was bad, but until you see it — I wasn't prepared for it, to be honest with you," Kenny Chesney says.

Kenny Chesney's Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It's About The Moving Forward

Country star Kenny Chesney went into the studio as therapy after hurricanes tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, the place he calls home. Those sessions became his latest album, Songs for the Saints.

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