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NPR's Scott Simon recounts the heroic actions of a Chicago bus driver and his passengers, who saw buildings on fire at 2 a.m. and raced to warn residents.

Eagan announced Thursday she will soon step down from the position, after nearly 11 years at the helm of the state agency charged with protecting the rights of children.

Zouheir Jabbour says all the reports coming out of Syria are "absolutely wrong." He said the videos and accounts of carnage are fabrications.

Johnny Canales introduced Tejano artists like Selena to the world with his variety TV show. Canales was considered the Dick Clark of Tejano.

Scientists are developing bandages that not only cover a wound, but can communicate with your doctor and even deliver therapeutic pulses of light or electricity.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

The DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year's defense budget, officials tell NPR.

Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

Whitworth, who died March 8, worked at The New Yorker from 1966 to 1980, as both a writer and editor, and later served as editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Monthly. Originally broadcast in 2001.

The House tried twice to craft a proposal to end the shutdown and extend the debt ceiling, but both failed to find traction within the GOP. Now, the Senate has restarted talks of its own. The bottom line, however, is that with just hours to go before the U.S. tops its borrowing authority, there's no solid plan on the table.