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President Trump is ordering the withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, about half the number now deployed there. The effects of this action on military operations are not yet clear.

Monáe's Dirty Computer can be found on just about every list of the best albums of 2018 — and it topped NPR's. The songwriter, actress and self-styled media exec says it could only have happened now.

The European Space Agency's new images show a 51-mile-wide ice-filled depression in the surface of Mars caused by the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body.

During his campaign for governor, Ron DeSantis credited Republican education reform efforts like charter schools and private school vouchers for...

"We must rush to elevate the sport to global levels," North Korea's official newspaper reportedly stated this week. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a well-known love for the sport.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., about the impending government shutdown and whether it can be avoided.

A partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed as the House of Representatives has adjourned until Saturday and there is no deal to fund those agencies whose funding expires at midnight.

As many plan to celebrate the holidays this week with friends and family, there are at least three thousand Haitians in Collier County for whom this...

The partial government shutdown won't end before Dec. 27. Negotiations continue, but President Trump maintains that any bill has to include money for his wall, a demand Democrats still reject.

This year was filled with big news stories, many on politics. But listeners also enjoyed NPR reporting that was focused on young people. Here are the NPR One stories most listened to, and most loved.