The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family.
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Israel and Hamas took steps toward ending the two-year war that has devastated the Gaza Strip, but hard work lies ahead.
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Mills was reportedly recruited by Democratic Senate leaders after her high-profile confrontation with President Donald Trump in February, in which she told the president she'd "see you in court."
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President Trump returns to the U.S. Tuesday after celebrating the Gaza ceasefire overseas, but back home, the mood is far from festive as the government shutdown drags on.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about what he's hearing from the many federal workers in his state who have been furloughed during the government shutdown.
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The Taliban attacked Pakistani border posts Saturday, triggering clashes that killed dozens. The Taliban said the attack was retaliatory, blaming Pakistan for airstrikes in Afghanistan days earlier.
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The Cuyahoga Valley National Park owns and maintains about 300 buildings. Even though the park is operating without federal funding due to the government shutdown, its budget is typically limited for preservation and upkeep, officials say.
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How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.
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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.
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Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and novelist Nicholas Sparks describe their collaboration to simultaneously craft the new novel and upcoming film Remain as a unique one that's unlikely to be replicated.