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The betting site Kalshi emerged as a dominant sports betting platform during the World Cup. But the company avoids billions of dollars in taxes by insisting it is not a sports gambling operator.

The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.

Dangerously hot, humid weather is likely at many of the 2026 World Cup soccer venues. We crunched the numbers to see which matches are most at risk.

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

In 1971, Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in the hope that they would help end the Vietnam War. His story is portrayed in the new film The Post. Originally broadcast Dec. 4, 2017.

Illia Vitiuk is a top Ukrainian intelligence official. For him, the war with Russia is primarily in cyberspace — and in a rare exclusive interview with NPR, he says it's far from over.

In 2021, Wallen was caught on video uttering a racial slur. Since then, he's become the most commercially successful musician in country and popular music. How? By remaining committed to ambivalence.

Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote, but he vowed to start a coalition government and step down if necessary. The vote also means the risk of a Greek default — and by extension a potential world economic crisis — has receded.

In a wide-ranging news conference, the president also addressed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans, which help low and middle-income college students, doubled on July 1. There is now pressure for a deal to undo the increase. NPR's David Greene talks to Matthew Chingos, a fellow at the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy.