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The Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed inclined Tuesday to uphold laws in 27 states that bar transgender girls from participating in team sports at publicly funded schools.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog to break down the arguments in Tuesday's hearing on transgender students participating in public school sports.

The Federal Reserve will meet later this month to make a decision on interest rates. But the latest inflation report is likely to make the central bank cautious about additional rate cuts.

Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama, bus at age 15 helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.

Alaska’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday that aims to reduce bycatch in parts of southwest Alaska using better marine data, technology and gear.

House Republicans are seeking testimony as part of their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons say they've already provided in writing what little they know.

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.

Amid a deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, President Trump continues to threaten military action against Tehran and warned countries that do business with Iran that he could impose a tariff.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour about the U.S. strategy toward Iran and why he believes Iran's regime could collapse.

The United Nations International Court of Justice is hearing a genocide case for the first time in more than a decade. The case is focused on the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.