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Pope Francis plans to travel the original home of the patriarch Abraham in the Iraqi desert. His tour will also take him to places where there are almost no Christians — most everyone is Muslim.

The power outages in Texas are raising new questions about the safety of the U.S. power grid. NPR's Noel King speaks to professor Emily Grubert, who studies energy infrastructure at Georgia Tech.

Millions of people in Texas don't have electricity or water and it's very cold. The state's power grid failed. Officials are being criticized for not being out in front of the storm.

In the 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project collected the narratives of former slaves in the United States. Clint Smith of The Atlantic speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about these stories.

Retail spending rebounded strongly last month after three months of decline. The jump was fueled partly by $600 federal relief payments, which hit people's bank accounts at the beginning of the month.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Samuel Prater in Houston about a surge in patients suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Many were trying to keep warm after major power failures in Texas.

The company that operates Morrow Dam says it’s almost ready to dredge a small amount of sediment from the Kalamazoo River. But its overall timetable for…

Twitter is trying to strike a difficult balance in India after the government demanded it block hundreds of accounts, putting a spotlight on the power of big Internet platforms over free expression.

Conservative leaders say Rush Limbaugh had a powerful and lasting impact on the Republican Party base, but some conservatives say his legacy of misinformation and racism was bad for the country.

Brittany Memory was in bed when the wind tore a hole in the house — ripping away her sheets along with her terrier. After some worrisome hours, the dog returned home safely.