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Earlier this year, Pentagon workers were told they could face up to 22 furlough days because of budget cuts; the number is now 6 days. Some 650,000 civilian defense workers began taking furlough days on July 8.

World leaders at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species agreed to ban all commercial trade in pangolins, small and endangered mammals that also resemble aardvarks.

Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley as President Obama departs for the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

For the seventh year in a row, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France. And this was a victory lap of sorts. Armstrong will retire at 33. Racing fans will miss him, but look forward to new competition.

Four NPR staffers recommend new novels in an early taste of our annual Books We Love round-up: "How High We Go in the Dark," "Vladimir," "Mecca" and "The Candy House."

As the Jan. 6 committee wraps up its hearings, a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found a majority of Americans believe democracy is at risk and want members of Congress to compromise.

The most popular global TikToks of the year are a mix of the over-the-top, the weird and the wonderful. Here's a closer look at five favorites.

Of the 116 police officers who were killed last year, 51 died in traffic incidents, the largest cause of death for the last 12 years, according to data. Guns, meanwhile, killed 49 officers.

The Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Monday night in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC and its streaming service Peacock. Keenan Thompson, of Saturday Night Live, will emcee the ceremony.

Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges, and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden's son got relatively little focus.