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Windsor challenged the law barring federal benefits for same-sex marriages — and she won. In the process, the octogenarian dynamo became an icon of the LGBTQ rights movement.

Eight people have died after a Florida nursing home and long-term-care facility lost air conditioning in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Rachel Martin talks to state Sen. Gary Farmer.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about which teams will make the NBA postseason.

Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress.

President Trump says it's time to pull U.S. ground troops out of the fight against ISIS there. The announcement surprised a lot of people, including his military advisers. How do people in Syria feel?

Trump once again suggested that poor forest management is to blame for California's deadly wildfires and said he's ordered FEMA to stop giving the state money 'unless they get their act together.'

The Central American country chose to establish diplomatic ties with China, which regards the self-governed island of Taiwan as its territory. That leaves Taipei with 17 remaining allies in the world.

The Americans had good odds of making the 2018 tournament. They've been consistently in the tournament since 1990. Steve Inskeep talks to Jason Davis, host of "United States of Soccer" on SiriusXM.

More than a week after the Las Vegas massacre, investigators are still without a motive. "What survivors really need sometimes is to get closure," one psychologist says.

Evacuees in Santa Rosa anxiously await news about the homes they fled in the middle of the night.