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He came into the speech with an underwater approval rating and with Republicans facing political headwinds in this year's midterm elections, as NPR's Tamara Keith explains.

NPR's Tamara Keith reporting.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he spoke by phone with President Trump, and as talks to end the four-year-long war are set to resume in Geneva tomorrow, NPR's Joanna Kikisis reports.

Cuba says it has killed four people who crossed into their territory on a speedboat.

NPR's Ada Peralta reports the boat was registered in Florida.

Light snow is moving across the Northeast as cities dig out from a massive storm and deal with dangerous ice.

Cities are working to clear towering snow heaps that aren't showing any signs of melting anytime soon.

This is NPR News from Washington.

The head of international soccer says he has complete confidence in Mexico as a men's World Cup host this summer, despite days of cartel violence that have left at least 70 people dead.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he trusts Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the country's authorities.

He says FIFA is monitoring events closely.

Obesity rates among U.S.

adults have declined in some groups, including those under age 40.

According to new government reports, rates among children continue to increase, as NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

The clouds of gas and dust surround the supermassive black hole at the galactic dead center.

It's the largest image ever taken by the ALMA antenna network in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.

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