President Trump and Vice President Pence arrive at the U.S. Capitol to attend the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon on Wednesday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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A bit of lapis lazuli — a rich blue pigment — is trapped within a central tooth's dental tartar on this lower jaw of a European woman who died sometime between A.D. 997 and 1162. Christina Warinner/Science Advances hide caption
Phoenix Police Collect DNA Samples After Patient In Vegetative State Gives Birth
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a speech Thursday to the new Congress that Democrats want "to lower health care costs and prescription drug prices and protect people with pre-existing medical conditions." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Democrats' Health Care Ambitions Meet The Reality Of Divided Government
What Changes At The Justice Department Will Mean For The Russia Investigation
How 'Project Birmingham' Spread Misinformation In The 2017 Alabama Senate Election
A bit of lapis lazuli — a rich blue pigment — is trapped within a central tooth's dental tartar on this lower jaw of a European woman who died sometime between A.D. 997 and 1162. Christina Warinner/Science Advances hide caption
A Blue Clue In Medieval Teeth May Bespeak A Woman's Artistry Circa A.D. 1000
Trump Threatens To Cut California's FEMA Funding For Wildfire Relief
A sign posted outside the National Zoo earlier this month declares its closure, along with the closure of all Smithsonian museums. They were all on the wish list for Jill Rorem, whose family plans were undone by the shutdown. But she's not alone: The shutdown's ramifications on the arts have been felt far beyond the Beltway. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
As Shutdown Crawls On, Artists And Nonprofits Fear For Their 'Fragile Industry'
A newly constructed steel border wall divides the town of Sunland Park, N.M., from Anapra, in Mexico north of the city of Ciudad Juárez. Monica Ortiz Uribe for NPR hide caption
Border Residents Remain Skeptical About The Need For An Expanded Wall
Historic Clock Tower At Trump's D.C. Hotel Remains Open Despite Shutdown
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The Oil And Gas Industry Is Booming, But Operators Worry About Slowdown Amid Shutdown
The Oil And Gas Industry Is Booming, But Operators Worry About Slowdown Amid Shutdown
Thousands Of Pounds Of Chicken Tenders Spill Onto Alabama Highway After Crash
Decades after their original run in 1960s San Francisco, the members of Ace of Cups have finally released their first album. Rachel Wright/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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