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Kannan Udayarajan, chair of the Forsyth County Democrats, is canvassing his community leading up to the November election in Suwannee, Georgia on October 4, 2024. Udayarajan says it's important for the South Asian community to get out to vote and support Vice President Kamala Harris.

Some Indian American Democrats see themselves in Harris. Others see the limits

In swing states like Georgia, growing numbers of South Asians could make a difference this election. So how do they feel about the woman some call "Lotus POTUS?"

Firefighters monitor the advancing Line Fire in Angelus Oaks, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.

Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze

Several days of triple-digit temperatures have stoked a wildfire in Southern California that burned so hot it created its own thunderstorm-like weather systems.

Jaffa is a district in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, where Palestinian citizens of Israel and Jewish Israelis live and work. But the atmosphere has changed since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in Israel.

Many Palestinian citizens of Israel live in fear amid a backlash after Hamas' attack

Palestinian citizens of Israel say they live in an atmosphere of fear, facing a backlash from Israeli society and arrests by authorities since the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel last year.

The Metropolitan Detention Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Inside the Brooklyn jail where Sean Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death

As they fought to keep Sean "Diddy" Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul's lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed.

Americans are using AI at fairly high rates. What does this mean for the economy?

A new study finds that Americans have adopted generative AI faster than personal computers and the internet. Does this mean we're about to see a long-awaited increase in productivity growth?

Biden just got a physical. But a cognitive test was not part of the assessment

President Biden, 81, is the oldest person ever to hold the office, and voters have expressed concern that he is too old for a second four-year term in the job.

Skills on Wheels, an Indiana University program, features a carnival where participants can play games, eat food, and connect with manufacturers for free wheelchair repairs.

Wheelies look fun, but they're a serious skill for kids in wheelchairs

It takes skill and practice to navigate the world in a wheelchair. This summer program teaches kids how, one wheelie at a time.

Luke Thornhill and his mother, Nancy Richardson, in an undated photo.

2 years and counting. Inmate says medical delays still plague federal prison in Oregon

A federal prison in Oregon says it's made a dent in the backlog of prisoners' medical requests after a scathing DOJ report. One prisoner, Luke Thornhill, says that can't be farther from the truth.

Activists wearing eye masks hold posters reading "Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too," during a protest against sexually abusive deepfakes in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30.

South Korea investigates Telegram over alleged sexual deepfakes

South Korea is investigating sexually abusive deepfakes allegedly shared on the messaging platform Telegram. Officials say the company is complying and has removed some content.

Nearly 300 readers shared their disability stories with NPR. This is what they want you to know about living with a disability.

What NPR readers want you to know about living with a disability

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, NPR readers tell their disability stories and share what they wish other people knew about living with a disability.

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