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The Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action. The ruling on Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is expected today. The contract between actors and studios expires tonight.

House lawmakers grilled AIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy on Wednesday about the $165 million in bonuses paid out to executives at the firm. AIG is a major bailout beneficiary, and the bonuses have provoked outrage from congressional members as well as the public. Liddy says he has asked some of the employees to return part of the bonus.

A slimmed down and possibly healthier version of Chrysler could emerge soon after a key bankruptcy court hearing in New York. The carmaker's bankruptcy is moving quickly. And as Chrysler appears on its way out of bankruptcy, General Motors could be on the way in.

Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.

Organizers of the Grace Hopper Celebration said some men lied about their gender to gain access to a space designed to help women and nonbinary tech workers meet with hiring managers.

New law will impose an additional 11% in addition to federal tax. It's one of nearly two dozen gun laws signed into law on Tuesday. but Newsom acknowledges some might not survive legal challenges.

Five Republican candidates — minus the front-runner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.

The ancient extinct shark that starred in the film The Meg is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But there's debate over what it really looked like.

The short answer for why the Nevada GOP is holding its own presidential caucus two days after the state-run primary election: Republicans don't like Nevada's new voting rules.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly reject criminalizing abortion while remain divided on other election-year issues like Biden's 2020 win. Plus: some signs of hope.