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Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.

Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other areas.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and politics editor at The Root about a series of recent incidents of white people calling police on black people in public spaces.

Central Florida is debating the question of what Tampa residents should be called. Tampanians, Tampans or is it Tampeños? NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with TV host Mario R. Núñez, who sparked this debate.

French authorities continue the investigation into a deadly attack in Nice, France. A truck drove through a crowd watching fireworks for Bastille Day, killing at least 77 people.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phillip Goff of the Center for Policing Equity about how the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis speaks to larger issues with police department culture and diversity.

What's with the uptick in COVID cases? There's a pattern that's been repeated each year since COVID started -- a late summer wave. Older people and those who are immuno-compromised should be careful.

Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, arrested almost 700 people at agricultural processing plants in Mississippi on Wednesday.

Four states have declared a state of emergency well ahead of Hurricane Florence making landfall on the East Coast — and more than a million people are facing evacuation orders.

At least 11 people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a municipal office building in Virginia Beach, Va. The suspect, a city employee, is also dead.