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He never imagined he could make it to the Olympics, but 28-year-old fencer Jason Pryor will be competing at this summer's games in Rio de Janeiro. He's ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in men's epee fencing.

The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with Europe.

The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.

The powerful consulting firm McKinsey will "accept responsibility" and pay $650 million for helping to fuel the opioid crisis, but executives will once again dodge prosecution.

Even as an anti-immigrant president takes office in the United States, migrants are moving north. NPR asks, why?

House Republicans unveiled a bill that has to be approved by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. And, what we know about Mark Carney, who won the leadership contest for Canada's Liberal Party.

House GOP leaders delayed a critical vote after being unable to sway a sufficient number of holdouts within the party. The vote on a Senate amendment related to a budget plan would have brought the party one step closer to implementing much of President Trump's legislative agenda.

In Iowa's competitive 3rd Congressional District, candidates and voters are talking about the same issues as those everywhere else. That's part of a long-growing pattern.

Trump signed an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the organizations of political bias. And, a federal judge ruled Trump's usage of the Alien Enemies Act was unlawful.