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All 17 people who died in the Eaton fire lived in an area where evacuation orders came hours later than others, even as homes nearby were already burning. Some people never received warnings at all.

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After more than 15 months of relentless Israeli bombardment, Gaza has been left in ruins. If last week’s ceasefire holds, rebuilding could take decades, cost tens of billions of dollars and present overwhelming obstacles. (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa)

Ukrainian officials say Russia is using drones to target civilians in Kherson. Some Russian soldiers appear to be bragging about the deadly attacks on social media. (Image credit: Anton Shtuka for NPR)

Several other schools have recently settled similar lawsuits, and suits are pending against others, including the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. (Image credit: Steven Senne)

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It was almost three decades ago that French miners decamped to the southern Gobi Desert in search of hidden riches. By 2006, they found what they were looking for: rich deposits of uranium lurking beneath the windswept sand dunes and

The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports.

Republican efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states have begun anew, with four Republican state attorneys general suing to alter the once-a-decade head count even before President Donald Trump’s

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site—currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/—now gives users an “Error 404” message. It also included a “Go Home” button that directed viewers