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A mural of Rep. John Lewis on a street named after him Feb. 11, in Nashville, Tenn. The late Lewis was part of a movement that marched downtown from the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville to take part in lunch counter sit-ins. That same neighborhood is redistricted into a mostly white congressional district, which some Democrats are comparing past civil rights violations.

Today in Nashville, 9 Republicans run for a seat redistricted out of Democrats' reach

GOP lawmakers in Tennessee have redrawn Nashville from one Democratic congressional district into three GOP-leaning districts. Democrats will have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting elected.

Legal advocates applaud FEMA changes in Kentucky, but say transparency needed

Pages from a court filing by former President Donald Trump's lawyers is photographed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Justice Department says it is open to one of Trump's picks for Mar-a-Lago arbiter

The Justice Department said Monday that it was willing to accept one of Donald Trump's picks for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last month.

Power Outages Continue As Texas Electric Grid Struggles Through Cold Snap

For a third day, the Texas power grid continues to strain under a deep freeze. Millions of homes and businesses are without electricity.

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester speaks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger ahead of President Biden's speech during the annual House Democrats Issues Conference in Baltimore, Md.

Biden and House Democrats chart a 2024 course based on their legislative track record

Democrats are strategizing on how to win back the House next year and are undertaking a publicity blitz to remind voters of their records.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James used different methods to set NBA points records

LeBron James now holds the NBA record for most points scored. The NBA record for total points scored was previously held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — for 34 years.

California dance hall hero wants to use his platform to help his community heal

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brandon Tsay, who disarmed the gunman at the dance hall in Monterey Park, and Chun-Yen Chen of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, about what support the AAPI community needs.

Edward Norton (left) plays a tech billionaire who hosts a murder mystery party for an assortment of guests (Madelyn Cline, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe and Daniel Craig) in <em>Glass Onion. </em>

'Knives Out' director takes a stab at tech moguls in 'Glass Onion'

Rian Johnson's film centers on a billionaire who's invited an assortment of so-called "disrupters" to his private island for a long weekend getaway to play out a murder mystery game.

New research tackles the central question about "buy now, pay later": Does it encourage people to overspend?

In a year marked by inflation, 'buy now, pay later' is the hottest holiday trend

People are paying for blenders, shirts and even groceries in installments. New research suggests this encourages people to overspend.

Child influencers have a huge following on social media. Now a new study from the University of Connecticut's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health finds these videos are frequently exposing young viewers to junk foods like candy, salty snacks and sugary drinks.

Kid YouTube stars make sugary junk food look good — to millions of young viewers

The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.

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