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HBO's 'Hard Knocks' Takes Fans Inside Houston Texans' Training Camp

The NFL Films show Hard Knocks kicks off its 10th season Tuesday on HBO. The show goes behind the scenes at an NFL team's training camp. This year, it's the Houston Texans under the spotlight.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference Wednesday with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., at the U.S. Capitol.

A Years-Long Effort To Reform The Military's Justice System Gains More Momentum

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other key House members are jumping on board with a plan by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a day after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin voiced support for a crucial part of it.

Actor Chadwick Boseman On His New Role As 'Marshall'

Boseman has made a name for himself in Hollywood playing famous African-American figures like Jackie Robinson and James Brown. NPR's Michel Martin talks to the actor about his new film.

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: A Political Shakedown Gone Bad; Google Reaches out to Penguins; Ronald Gives up His Secret.

After 20 years of setbacks, the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is exploring the idea of settlement talks for the 9/11 detainees. If that happens, the defendants could plead guilty, serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.

Guantánamo prosecutors are exploring plea deals in 9/11 case after years of setbacks

After 20 years of failure, the U.S. military court in Guantánamo is admitting a 9/11 trial may never happen. Instead, the defendants may plead guilty, serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.

(From left) Strawberries and cream gelato; peanut butter ice cream sandwich; dirty mint chip.

Designing The Perfectly Architectural Ice Cream Sandwich

NPR's Renee Montagne visited Coolhaus Ice Cream Shop in Southern California to find out what architecture and frozen desserts have in common, and how to stack up a mean ice cream sandwich.

When politicians have no shame, the old rules don't apply

Rep. George Santos, a Republican freshman who fabricated much of his life story but has defiantly resisted public pressure to leave, has shown just how much things have changed.

Vivek Shraya's new novel <em>The Subtweet</em> chronicles a friendship between two musicians — both brown, both women — that implodes under the pressure of online life.

For Artist And Author Vivek Shraya, The Internet Is Now A Canvas

The multidisciplinary artist has brought new visibility to Canada's trans community. Her new book, The Subtweet, chronicles a friendship between two musicians that implodes under online pressures.

Will Lewis, shown here in the Washington Post newsroom, was a top executive for Rupert Murdoch's British publishing wing 13 years ago. He is accused of deceiving police about why the company destroyed evidence during an investigation of phone hacking by Murdoch's papers.

Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis was accused in a London courtroom Monday of deceiving police who were investigating Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids when they were embroiled in a major scandal.

The story of how the 14th Amendment has remade America – and how America has remade the 14th.

The fourteenth amendment was ratified after the Civil War, and it's packed full of lofty phrases like due process, equal protection, and liberty. But what do those words really guarantee us?

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