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Nonprofits and advocacy groups use the rankings as a tool to name and shame countries into improving their policies. But the indexes do have some drawbacks.

The remarks made in a radio interview by Executive Council convener Bernard Chan, who said he underestimated opposition to the bill, come as Hong Kong braces for further protests over the weekend.

The annual fish fry is hosted by Congressman James Clyburn. He's the most influential Democrat in South Carolina politics, and as House majority whip, the highest-ranking black leader in Congress.

The median air ambulance bill is more than $36,000 and is seldom covered by health plans. So far, legislative hurdles and industry pressure have kept Congress from stepping in.

In Game 6 at the Warriors' Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., the Raptors pulled out a 114-110 win in a heart-stopping game that is destined to become an NBA classic.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with The Undefeated's William C. Rhoden about Toronto Raptors' General Manager Masai Ujiri's unlikely path to the NBA and his charity work in Africa.

The House Intelligence Committee examined the rise of deep fake videos and the challenges they place on social media platforms and the subjects of the videos who could be misrepresented in them.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a "health crisis." The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., about election laws and interference.

Senegal's former capital, Saint-Louis, is a UNESCO world heritage site known for its colonial style architecture. It is now threatened by climate change as the city's northern coast sinks.