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Mexico's presidential election is a little more than a month away, and the front-runner in the race is a populist leftist that has the country's business elite running scared.

Abortion rights supporters are calling for an end to Northern Ireland's stringent abortion ban, after Ireland voted to repeal a constitutional amendment banning most abortions. But with no functioning government in Belfast, it's up to British Prime Minister Theresa May to push through abortion reforms in British-ruled Northern Ireland.

Whenever Bombino releases a new record, it tops the charts for world music. Over the past five years, the Tuareg singer and guitarist from Niger, has become one of the most recognized artists from Africa and his latest album Deran, is another example of his incredible talent.

Clarence Fountain was one of the last surviving founding members of The Blind Boys of Alabama. They first met as pre-teens at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the early 1940s. Fountain died Sunday of complications from diabetes at 88.

Mexico's presidential election is a little more than a month away, and the front-runner in the race is a populist leftist who has the country's business elite running scared.

The eight-part series will premiere in 2019, with each episode based on one of Parton's songs.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David Mullins and Charlie Craig, the same-sex couple at the center of the Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

In the Middle Eastern country of Jordan, widespread protests have brought down the prime minister and his cabinet, following some of the country's biggest anti-government protests in years.

King Abdullah appointed economist Omar Razzaz as his new prime minister. It will be up to Razzaz to defuse a crisis over a plan that would levy income tax even on those earning $11,000 a year.

President Trump has been making bold legal claims lately, including that he can pardon himself, and that the president can't obstruct justice. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about the validity of these legal arguments.

The leak of a letter from Trump's lawyers to Special Counsel Robert Mueller comes as the president's new legal team has taken a more aggressive stance toward the Russia investigation.

Trade talks with China have stalled, after an inconclusive visit to Beijing by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. China is threatening to scrap an agreement to import more U.S. goods, if the U.S. goes ahead with tariffs.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is being challenged by fellow Democrat, state senator Kevin de León. De León would bring generational change, but faces big challenges while taking on a political icon.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times reporter Michael LaForgia about the his story about Facebook sharing user data with several hundred companies.

A volcano in Guatemala erupted, raining ash and lava on surrounding communities and killing at least 33 people. Rescuers are working to reach communities cut off by the flow of lava.

As much as fully autonomous vehicles are in the news, none of us will be commuting to work in a self-driving car for at least two decades. Meanwhile, Toyota says it will use technology, called V-2-V, in all its cars within a few years with claims it will save thousands of lives each year — as cars talk to each other on the highway.

After forming the group in 1944, Fountain would remain steadfast in his dedication to the gospel form and resist pressure to go more commercial with R&B and rock and roll.

Companies are grappling with an influx of sexual harassment allegations, investigations and related training, as workers at all levels, in different industries come forward.

The aide said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt asked for help procuring a mattress while he was apartment hunting. Federal ethics rules prohibit staff from doing private work for their superiors.

Apple will allow users to get reports on how much their kids are using particular apps on their iPhones and iPads. The announcement follows pressure from shareholders about the overuse of technology.

The former first baseman played on World Series-winning teams with the Cardinals and Mets, and made a memorable appearance on Seinfeld. His new memoir is I'm Keith Hernandez.

O'Farrill is a New Yorker of Cuban, Mexican, Jewish, African-American, German and Irish descent. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says his new album, Stranger Days, reflects O'Farrill's robust heritage.

O'Farrill is a New Yorker of Cuban, Mexican, Jewish, African-American, German and Irish descent. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says his new album with Stranger Days reflects O'Farrill's robust heritage.

There's a new push to study the real-life effects of gun laws. "Red Flag" laws lower suicide rates; reductions in homicides are associated with tougher gun permit requirements.

The company says it shared the data only to help Apple, Samsung and other device makers "recreate Facebook-like experiences." It denies a New York Times report that "deep access" was granted.