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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to increase oil and gas production and roll back the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked energy and climate policy expert Brian Murray what that would mean.

Children and teens deal with the threat of gun violence on a daily basis in southeastern Pennsylvania. So community members and organizations are banding together to try to solve the dire problem.

Suicide is the leading cause of gun-related deaths in the United States. But it's often only an afterthought in the public debate about gun violence.

As gun violence spiked in Philadelphia after the pandemic, some residents and nonprofits banded together to help victims.

Chinese automakers are winning over European consumers as part of a big push to enter markets abroad. Their success has sparked alarm among rival companies and lawmakers.

Iowa will be holding the Republican presidential caucuses on Jan. 15. Voters there will play a key role in setting the tone for the presidential election year.

Latino Americans are a crucial voting block in next year's election. But the anti-immigrant rhetoric from Republican candidates could open up some underlying frictions in many communities.

More than 400,000 refugees have fled violence in Sudan and crossed into Chad. NPR's Michel Martin joined U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield on visit to a refugee camp near the border.

As the refugee crisis in Chad continues to grow, international attention on the situation remains limited in the face of numerous other global humanitarian challenges.