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President Biden speaks at an event at the Milwaukee Department of Public Works in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, to discuss his administration's progress in replacing lead pipes in Wisconsin and across the country.

Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes nationwide

President Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.

A view of a freeway in Encinitas, Calif. Sept. 21, 2023.

California air regulators approve changes to climate program that could raise gas prices

The rule requires the state to reduce the climate impact of transportation fuels by incentivizing producers to lower their emissions.

Two new studies offer a first look at how much more students learned thanks to federal pandemic aid money.

Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn?

The short answer is yes, the money did help students make up for the learning they missed during COVID. But it didn't get them all the way there.

The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm, will shutter its grant program for Black women as part of a settlement, ending a year-long affirmative action battle. Here, co-founders and CEOs of The Fearless Fund Arian Simone (center left) and Ayana Parsons (center right) speak to journalists outside federal court in Miami on Jan. 31.

A venture capital grant program for Black women officially ends after court ruling

Attorneys representing conservative activist Edward Blum and the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund wrote that both parties “have settled,” asking the court to permanently dismiss the case.

TJ, 35, and Nicole, 41, came to Chimp Haven from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico 2018. Another group is expected to arrive from New Mexico in the coming months.

Frail chimps headed from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary

About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.

U.S. Ambassador exits China, saying the global rival 'underestimated the U.S.'

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures

A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form's troubled rollout.

Kamala Harris y Donald Trump tienen plataformas muy diferentes sobre el aborto. También tienen ideas diferentes sobre cómo reducir los costos de la atención médica que podrían afectar directamente a los californianos. Ilustración de Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters; iStock

¿Qué está en juego para los residentes de California en la elección presidencial Trump-Harris en materia de atención médica?

Kamala Harris investigó el poder de mercado de las grandes empresas de atención médica de California. Donald Trump obligó a los hospitales a revelar sus precios. A continuación, un vistazo a sus prioridades para 2024 en materia de salud.

Apple and Goldman Sachs ordered to pay $89 million over Apple Card failures

Regulators say the companies hurt hundreds of thousands of users of the credit card, which Apple launched in 2019.

Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.

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