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Environmental groups plan to sue to protect the breeding ground for caribou and polar bears. But if a drilling lease is sold, it could make it harder for a future president to reverse the move.

A group of bipartisan, former national security officials are warning that the ever deepening political divisions in the U.S. are a true national security threat.

The survey of 37,000 people in 33 countries found that only 29% were confident in Trump's handling of world affairs, lower than for either Russian President Vladimir Putin or China's Xi Jinping.

A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.

In Auburn, Maine, three best friends — Dorothy, Dorothy and Dorothy — celebrate their 100th birthdays and reminisce about their long friendship.

The interior secretary is stepping down after a tumultuous two years, marked by mounting allegations of misconduct in office.

Smog can spike during hot days. A new study finds that the effects of breathing air pollution may be cumulative. Long-term exposure may lead to lung disease, even among people who've never smoked.

One of the psychologists who designed the CIA's torture program appeared at war court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday. He testified about an inmate who was waterboarded more than 80 times.

Reddit quarantined a group this week after users incited violence. Volunteer Reddit moderator Robert Peck tells NPR's Michel Martin that this is a big deal for the infamously hands-off platform.

Roger Stone, a self-styled "dirty trickster" and longtime adviser to President Trump, is expected to appeal. The president, meanwhile, has left open the door to a possible pardon for Stone.