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Robert Cornegy Jr., a Brooklyn city councilman and a former professional basketball player, has been certified by the Guinness World Records as the tallest male politician at 6-foot-10.

Indiana continued its trend of private sector job growth in February, adding 5,800 jobs. And for the second month in a row, the state’s labor force grew,…

About 6 million households in California face water restrictions this summer. But after years of drought conditions, some residents are adapting by planting yards that use less water.

A team of British climbers used xenon gas to decrease the 6 to 8 weeks usually needed to acclimate to the thin air on the world's highest mountain.

Watch the live ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT.

Election workers across 22 different states told NPR they've received threats or felt unsafe doing their jobs, and many are worried about what the 2024 presidential election will bring.

China’s leaders are meeting in Beijing, and have a fresh chance to make some policy adjustments to perk up the economy.

The U.S. women's soccer team plays in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, Tuesday. The U.S. team has a big match against Mexico. Teams must finish in the top two of this eight-team tournament of North and Central American nations to go to the Olympics. David Greene talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan, who's in Vancouver.

Paterno coached at Penn State for 61 years and had a Hall-Of-Fame career that included two national championships and five undefeated seasons. But his long tenure ended amid a child sexual abuse scandal. He died Sunday after developing complications from lung cancer

In a much needed sign of hope for the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Friday that the country gained 163,000 jobs in July, which was better than expected. Still, unemployment rose a bit to 8.3 percent. NPR's Chris Arnold reports from an annual economics retreat in Maine with reaction from some of the country's top economists and analysts there.