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In his latest project, Ken Burns turns his lens to the American Revolution — an event he has called the most significant since the birth of Christ.

Economists are starting to put a price tag on the six-week government shutdown. But some of their calculations will be difficult to make because the shutdown temporarily limited government data.

Ecuadorians will vote Sunday on whether to reverse a constitutional ban and allow foreign military bases back in the country, as part of the fight against drug trafficking.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Teen Line volunteers about how the peer-led support service continues providing mental health support, despite funding cuts to programs nationwide.

The avian flu is devastating marine mammal populations. A new survey finds that nearly half of breeding females in the world's largest population of southern elephant seals were killed by the virus.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, for an immigration operation. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says they could arrive as soon as Saturday.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks George Dunlap, a commissioner on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, about the upcoming arrival of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina.

An ongoing dispute between YouTube TV and Disney means millions of YouTube TV subscribers are unable to access Disney programming, including ESPN's college football games and popular ABC shows.

Cyndi Kirkhart and Scott Thompson of the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, talk about how they met and the rewards of feeding the hungry.

Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen voted to end the shutdown without healthcare stipulations. Her daughter, congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen, shares why she disagrees with her mother's decision.