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There is enough for people to fret over leading up to this Tuesday’s elections. It is not necessary to overburden it with all that may come after — at least, not yet.

Maj. Brent Taylor, mayor of North Ogden, a small city in Utah, was identified as the U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan. “We feel blessed to have had him as our mayor,” the city said.

The Trump administration is poised to reimpose sanctions on Iran this Monday. Tehran has been abiding by the nuclear deal, but some warn that it could fall apart in the face of renewed sanctions.

Some big tech companies in the Bay Area have embraced the idea that tax hikes on big business are necessary to tackle problems like homelessness in the region.

Ten years after the financial crisis, the recovery hasn’t reached everywhere. After the plant at which they worked was shuttered, three members of a family saw their lives change in unexpected ways.

Every cell in our bodies has a well-tuned timing mechanism. So, when we “fall back” or “spring forward,” it takes us time to adjust. We have tips that can help.

Many Americans say they are disaffected with the system of politics and sit on the sidelines, especially in midterms. But not voting can have consequences: Just look at these races.

The passage of Election Day on Tuesday may mean that special counsel Robert Mueller’s office switches off passive mode and goes active again. If so, then what?

Even with the Democratic intensity of 2018, Republican governors Larry Hogan of Maryland and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts defied partisanship to position themselves well to win reelection Tuesday.

A new NPR analysis shows that nearly 3 in 10 non-incumbent Democratic women are in races that either lean their way or are toss-ups. The same is true for only around 1 in 10 non-incumbent GOP women.

Steve Jarman and Sherrie Conley have each spent more than 15 years working in Oklahoma public schools. Jarman is a Democrat, Conley is a Republican — and they’re both running for the same state seat.

On Friday evening, a gunman in Tallahassee, Fla., opened fire at a yoga studio, killing two people and injuring five others before killing himself, police said.

The U.S. president’s words encouraging soldiers to open fire at rock-throwing migrants appeared in a tweet from Nigeria’s military, which has reportedly shot at Shiite demonstrators.

Days before the midterm elections, President Trump threatened to close the Southwest border to asylum-seekers. Immigration experts say his remarks were filled with false and misleading statements.

Asked on Thursday if active duty soldiers being sent to the border with Mexico would fire on migrants who throw rocks, Trump said he hoped not. On Friday, he said soldiers would arrest them instead.

After meeting with Trump last January, FBI officials agreed to rebuild on their current site, a tract near the Trump hotel, precluding any potential private sector competition.

Come Monday, the Trump administration plans to restore the full measure of sanctions that were lifted with the Iran nuclear deal. You probably have questions about the situation. We have answers.

The cheerleader may be the first NFL squad member to take a knee, a move that football players have used to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

Critics, including some leading anesthesiologists, say the drug is unnecessary, and they worry it will be diverted and abused. The Food And Drug Administration says it is addressing safety concerns.

The judge said allegations made by Native Americans seeking a waiver from the law gave the court “great cause of concern.” But he was not willing to change election laws at the 11th hour.

Experts say nearly every woman migrating to Spain from Africa is sexually abused along the way. They sometimes arrive pregnant or with infants conceived on their journey, often a result of rape.

After her double mastectomy, writer Catherine Guthrie came to embrace her new body, without breast reconstruction. But, she has learned, women have to push the medical system to support this choice.

Black men don’t get seen as adults. Black boys don’t get treated like kids. Meanwhile, a certain class of men can float in and out of either category as the need arises.

Mario Segale never sought the spotlight, despite inspiring one of the most recognizable characters in the world: Super Mario.

One scientist is training the ultimate disease watchdogs — canines that can smell the disease’s parasites living inside a person’s blood.

State media says a brawl between a passenger and driver in Chongqing caused the bus to crash into the Yangtze River, killing 15 people.

An opinion could come in early 2019. Both sides say they plan to appeal, which means the fate of affirmative action policies could once again end up in the hands of the Supreme Court.

If the state’s ballot initiative to fund Medicaid’s expansion passes, it will mean a $2-per-pack increase in taxes on cigarettes and a new tax on electronic cigarettes.

We tapped our network of political reporters and editors across the country to bring you an analysis of every one of the 36 gubernatorial races in 2018. Here’s what they said.

The inmate had challenged the constitutionality of lethal injection execution. His lawyer said he chose electrocution because he expected it to be less painful than the drug method.

“My continued presence on the board will inhibit its ability to move Maryland’s higher education agenda forward,” James Brady said, after outrage over the decision not to fire the football coach.