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Actress Marin Mazzie has died of ovarian cancer at age 57. Mazzie had a three-decade career, with her breakout role playing Clara in Stephen Sondheim's Passion in 1994. She was in Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate and The King and I, among other plays.

Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast early Friday morning. NPR hears from residents who witnessed the storm's damage.

A federal judge in New York has set Nov. 5 as the start date of the first potential trial of the six lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question that dozens of states and cities want removed.

A new approach to helping Alzheimer's and dementia patients starts with training caregivers, teaching them to respond to their loved ones' needs with insight and creativity.

When you think of Nashville, you probably think of country music. But with her fusion of jazz, R&B and a little Americana twang, Kandace Springs is aiming to change that perception.

A man in his mid-20s was bitten 300 feet off the shoreline of Wellfleet, Mass., on Saturday. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS Chief Gregory Dean about a recent spate of overdoses involving a synthetic drug known as K2.

New Bern, N.C., is dealing with flooding and clean-up from Hurricane Florence. Many homes and businesses have no power, but one business is open: a favorite local restaurant, and people are flocking in.

Super Typhoon Mangkhut brought its deadly winds and rain to the Philippines before heading back out to sea toward Hong Kong.

Cheap knock-offs don't provide anywhere near the protection or durability of the products they replace. And most riders won't be able to tell the difference between real and counterfeit helmets.