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For the redrawing of voting maps, some states are making a little-known change to their census numbers that is expected to shift political power away from rural, predominantly white prison towns.

The book chronicles his time leading childhood friend Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band to his political activism.

When Amy McGrath was growing up in Kentucky in the 1980s, she had one dream: to become a fighter pilot. At the time, women weren't allowed to fly in combat.

Intense climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, brought about major breakthroughs and compromises, as world leaders sought to avert extreme climate change.

Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza's new film "2,000 Mules" alleges massive voter fraud in the 2020 election, but NPR has found the filmmakers made multiple misleading and false claims.

Alongside her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd, who died on April 30, willed one of the most riveting acts in country music into being through persistence and sacrifice.

Kermit the Frog has a starring role in a touring exhibition about the late Muppet-master Jim Henson, but it's the supporting players that really shine. Curator Karen Falk takes host Andrea Seabrook on a tour of "Jim Henson's Fantastic World" at the Smithsonian's International Gallery in Washington, D.C.

The massive legislation extends tax cuts and increases safety nets for farmers who grow commodities, like corn, wheat and rice. But deep cuts to federal food assistance spending could hurt specialty growers who benefit from programs like Double Up Food Bucks.

Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there.

Even musicians world-famous for manipulating darkness say they feared Haino, a legendary figure within avant-garde sound — until they realized he had a sense of humor, too.