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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about whether gun control measures can pass Congress. Coons is one of a few Democrats to meet with the White House about the issue.

A handwritten letter to BMC Toys sent by a 6-year-old girl from Arkansas wondering where the female toy solders are prompted soul-searching and eventually a new contingent of Plastic Army Women.

A Pennsylvania couple found an extra $120,000 in their account. They bought an SUV, race car, camper and paid bills. But the bank that put the money into their account by mistake wants it back.

In 1954, after several draining decades as a jazz composer, performer and mentor, Mary Lou Williams quit. When she returned, she claimed her true power as one of jazz's fiercest advocates.

The 2019 finalists for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards demonstrate the joys of the happy accident — from a deadpan Japanese macaque to a squirrel wishing on a dandelion.

This is the first time Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden will be onstage together, and they have a history. Will they engage and on what issues? That and other key questions about the debate.

The average cost of child care is approaching the price of some public college tuition. NPR's Noel King talks to Jorge Elorza, the mayor of Providence, about his own day care situation.

General Motors will be the first United Automobile Workers target in contract talks. A perfect storm of tariffs, recession fears, slowing sales and automation costs has led to unhappy union workers.

The ouster of national security adviser John Bolton again highlights the large number of vacancies at the top levels of the Trump administration.

More than 1 in 5 college students are raising kids, and access to child care is one of their biggest barriers. A new report finds many don't know they can apply for help from federal financial aid.