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A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama death row inmate after tests showed it was another man's DNA on the victim's body. Chief U.S. District Judge Emily C. Marks last week ruled that Christopher Barbour must get a new trial. Barbour, now 56, was convicted of the 1992 stabbing death of Thelma Bishop Roberts in Montgomery.

The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship to be able to register to vote. NPR's Michel Martin asks Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center for Justice what that could mean for voters.

The mayor's race in Oakland, Calif., pits tech money against union support in a battle over who gets to call themselves progressive in a city of mostly Democratic voters.

Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces has claimed it has taken control of famine-hit Zamzam camp, after days of deadly fighting in the Darfur region.

Alabama education is still receiving mixed reactions nationally on the subject of education. A recent study by the financial website Wallethub ranks the state as ninth worst school system in the nation. However, one area where Alabama seems to be making progress is reading.

House Republicans are still negotiating the details of a wide-ranging legislative package of President Trump's domestic priorities that they hope to advance by the end of next week.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., about ongoing budget talks.

The latest issue of "The Strand Magazine" contains rare stories by the iconic midcentury writers Ian Fleming and Graham Greene.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday in President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to all babies born in the U.S.

Officials from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. are gathering in Turkey on Thursday to talk about a possible ceasefire and conditions for a peace deal.