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Willis McGahee, No. 26 of the Cleveland Browns, is tended to on the field in the fourth quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., on Dec. 8, 2013,

Former NFL players speak out against the league's handling of disability benefits

While the lawsuit lists 10 players, attorneys representing the former players say the lawsuit represents thousands who have filed for benefits before them.

Kipekee, pictured at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., is believed to be the only one of her kind on the planet.

A rare spotless giraffe gets a name to match

The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.

Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen and binary code code displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on Feb. 16, 2022.

Meet the man leading the front-line effort in Ukraine's cyberwar with Russia

Illia Vitiuk is a top Ukrainian intelligence official. For him, the war with Russia is primarily in cyberspace — and in a rare exclusive interview with NPR, he says it's far from over.

5 YA books for fall that give academia vibes

These new tales offer up eerie magics, mysterious buildings, tentative friendships, and a whole lot of excellent excuses for why someone's homework didn't get done.

Coco Gauff, of the United States, reacts to the crowd after defeating Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in New York.

Coco Gauff, 19, and Ben Shelton, 20, reach their first U.S. Open semifinals

Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The unseeded Ben Shelton will next meet 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton (center) sits with his legal team at the start of his impeachment trial in the Texas Statehouse. Paxton pleaded not guilty on all counts.

Paxton impeachment trial begins in the Texas Senate

The suspended Texas AG pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include bribery, corruption, and abuse of office. Here's what happened on the first day of his trial in the TX Senate.

A.J. Calderone, superintendent of LaBrae Schools, speaks to reporters at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, about the lawsuit brought by public schools against the state over vouchers. Ohio Education Association President Scott DiMauro and Jocelyn Rhynard, a Dayton Public Schools board member, look on.

Ohio anti-voucher coalition says state GOP leaders are trying to intimidate their school districts

Ohio school districts in a lawsuit against the state over private school vouchers say they are being "bullied and intimidated" by top Republican state leaders.

This National Hurricane Center graphic, produced at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, shows the projected path and strengthening of Hurricane Lee as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean.

Lee is a hurricane now and will be a 'major' storm soon — with 155 mph winds or more

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Lee is forecast to strengthen rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" major hurricane this weekend as it nears the Lesser Antilles and Caribbean.

Enrique Tarrio, ex-Proud Boys leader, is sentenced to 22 years for his role in Jan. 6

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in attempting to overthrow the 2020 election. Prosecutors had been asking for a 33-year sentence.

The challenges that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign has been facing

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is widely seen as the most viable opponent to Donald Trump in the Republican presidential nomination race, but his campaign has been beset by challenges from the start.

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