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Houston is celebrating its first-ever World Series victory after a thrilling conclusion to the baseball season against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The victory energized residents still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's flooding.

Inventing even the simplest product is a fraught process. Mike Davidson and Mike Smith have learned that lesson the hard way as they seek to change the way teeth get cleaned.

The 78-year-old lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident has birdshot lodged in his heart and had "a minor heart attack" Tuesday morning. Harry Whittington, was immediately moved back to ICU for further treatment.

East of Los Angeles, giant warehouses and distribution centers are replacing farms in an area known as the Inland Empire. The logistics industry is changing what was once an agricultural landscape.

A provision in the federal transportation bill has cleared the way for California hybrid owners to use the carpool lane. But only the most efficient hybrids -- three models, none of which are American made -- will qualify.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Russian history professor Sergey Radchenko about Russia's response to Ukraine President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy's unannounced visit to Washington.

The U.S. government says about 75 million travelers crossed the northern border in the last fiscal year, less than the 87 million who came by air. Both are dwarfed by the number of visitors crossing the southern border with Mexico: 234 million. One busy point of entry for travelers is Nogales, Ariz.

A Pakistani court has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in multiple cases against him. The 70-year-old politician still faces corruption charges.

Bollivians go to to the polls tomorrow to choose a new president in their first election since leftist icon Evo Morales was ousted last year.

This weekend, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation in North Carolina will start selling recreational marijuana to the public. Once shoppers leave the tribal boundary, they own an illegal substance.