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California’s newest class of state lawmakers was sworn into office Monday in a session unlike any other.

President Biden met with people in New Jersey and Queens who were affected by Hurricane Ida, a disaster he is using to make the case for his infrastructure plans.

Hendrix spent years recording with whomever he could before being discovered and whisked off to London. A new Legacy box set, West Coast Seattle Boy, showcases Jimi Hendrix as sideman to a number of musician. Rock historian Ed Ward takes a look at it today.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

Working from home requires a lot of technical setup, which is ... not a smooth process for some. NPR's Scott Simon and Jessica Hansen play out a scenario many might be familiar with.

A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department. NPR reporters and editors are analyzing and annotating notable excerpts from the document.

With Democratic leader Harry Reid's victory in Nevada, Republican hopes for taking over the Senate have faded — even as Reid's leadership will be put to the test in a more narrowly divided Senate with a handful of Tea Party members. Republicans have picked up six seats — in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Legislators cut taxes for the owners of Oregon’s private forests, which helped fund university forest scientists. Now taxpayers will pick up the tab.

Art curator Susannah Perlman, who lost her mother to COVID-19, created the Hero Art Project on the National Mall to eternalize the smiles of other health care workers lost to the pandemic.

The cohesion and resilience of Rockport, Texas' Vietnamese-American community, which numbers about a thousand, may help it recover from the storm's destruction.