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Former member of Congress Paul Mitchell has died after battling cancer. From Michigan, Mitchell left the GOP in opposition to Trump's claims of election fraud.

The response to a judge's order comes as criminal investigators search for the operator of an unmanned aircraft that interfered with firefighters the evening the Dixie Fire began.

Students across the country are headed back to campus for fall classes. With the delta variant raging, there are questions around how colleges can pull this semester off.

Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly faces charges of sexual abuse, trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jim DeRogatis and Dream Hampton, who covered the story.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service about the daunting task of finding new homes for thousands of Afghan refugees.

A surge in COVID-19 cases has local leaders across Texas openly defying the governor's ban on mask mandates. The fight has now moved to the courts.

Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Khanh Pham say Oregon is well-poised to help those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban takes over.

The vice president spoke at a news conference in Singapore alongside Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who offered the use of his country's air force to assist with evacuations.

Lawyers for Claudio Rojas say he was deported by ICE in retaliation for his activism, which the agency denies. His case could have big implications for immigrants.

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