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U.S. curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin won a silver medal in mixed doubles Tuesday. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in this sport. Men's curling begins Wednesday.

On this day in 1847, inventor Thomas Edison was born. He acquired 1,093 patents and innovated the phonograph, light bulb, and motion picture camera. In 1936, actor Burt Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. In 1937, GM recognized the UAW as the sole bargaining unit for its workers.

The law creates a basic statewide policy for districts to follow when it comes to handling phones in schools. It only applies to instructional time in public and charter K-12 schools, but districts can pass their own stricter bans.

President Donald Trump is threatening to delay the opening of a nearly-completed bridge between Michigan and Canada unless the U.S. owns at least half of the span. Leading officials say the U.S. already does.

The Declaration of Independence states that all men have certain "unalienable rights." From Mark Twain to Jon Stewart, satirists have picked apart that guarantee and what politicians do to honor it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former prime minister of Denmark and former head of NATO, ahead of the Munich Security Conference.

President Trump's peace plan for Gaza has been rejected by far-right Israeli officials who want the land for Jewish settlements.

Research shows it helps to start small if you want new habits to stick.

At just 17, Tallulah Proulx will be competing in her first Olympics. Proulx is not only the youngest Filipino to compete at the Winter Olympics, but the first female to represent the Philippines.

A group of Latino high school students in Chicago didn't feel represented by a local museum. They successfully petitioned the museum, resulting in a new exhibit reflecting local Latino history.