Dan Ronan

Kevin Walsh is the new chairman of the Federal Reserve.

He was sworn in Friday at the White House pledging to remain independent.

President Trump said numerous times he wants the Fed to cut interest rates and that former chairman Jerome Powell kept rates too high, which Trump claims slowed the economy.

Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from the Treasury Department about the decision to settle a case over the leak of President Trump's tax returns.

NPR's Kerry Johnson reports.

Authorities are banning funeral wakes in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This to curb the spread of Ebola after some 750 suspected cases.

NPR's Michael Koloke reports.

At least 82 miners have died.

Dozens more are reported trapped in northern China after a gas explosion Friday, according to the country's official news agency.

Leaders in China are calling for an all-out effort to rescue the missing miners.

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Sheehan, the retail giant, is selling the ultra-fast fashion, is buying Everline, a clothing brand targeting millennial shoppers on the promises of sustainable fashion and ethical factories.

NPR's Elena Chaluki has more.

The president of the Maryland State Senate now says he's open to having the state redraw its congressional lines in 2027, this to possibly eliminate the only Republican-held congressional district and give Democrats an opportunity to add another seat in 2028.

Senator Bill Ferguson had previously been opposed to redrawing the lines, but he told member station WYPR in Baltimore the Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act and Republican-led efforts to redraw congressional districts in numerous southern states means, in his words, the rules have changed.

Maryland's Democratic Wes Moore says the state needs to move more aggressively.

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Live from NPR News, I'm Dan Ronan.

A federal judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all charges.