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The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, in an effort to shore up a weakening job market. With inflation remaining stubbornly high, it was not a slam dunk decision.

The department said recalling these fired staffers would "bolster and refocus" civil rights enforcement "in a way that serves and benefits parents, students, and families."

The Trump administration's changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are taking an axe to the agency's traditional mission of ensuring people lawfully immigrate and stay in the U.S.

Just days after signing a peace deal brokered by President Trump, the fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, with Rwanda-backed rebels taking a third major city.

Hamas says it is willing to lay down its weapons after two years of war in Gaza, but Israel may not agree to its main condition.

In Alaska, a federal grant that funded seismic data collection in order to warn people about tsunamis is being cancelled. Experts say cuts like this could make tsunami warnings less reliable.

Archie, a beloved canine and loyal listener, sings along with the "Morning Edition" theme music every morning at the top of the hour.

President Trump's brusque criticisms against Europe are calling into question America's relationship with some of its oldest allies and drawing reactions from its leaders.

María Corina Machado was slated to receive her Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday, but the Venezuelan opposition leader, who has been in hiding, will not attend the ceremony.

Before its fall from grace, chop suey was a holiday tradition for families who don't celebrate Christmas, even being immortalized in songs and film.