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A bite-sized look at what we are hearing: New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation filed a violation against Sand Land. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will reduce carbon emissions by 2040.

Millions of Congolese will vote for a new president Wednesday, with hopes for a peaceful election. The Democratic Republic of Congo has vast mineral wealth, but is impacted by poverty and conflict.

A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.

The measure would require the state to share the names of people involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities with the FBI’s gun database used in background checks.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery in a historic trial that gripped the country and threatened to tarnish the conservative strongman's legacy.

The state is hoping the offer will convince thousands of striking officers to come back to work.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with UNHCR's Maria Rubi, who is working with the migrant caravan and the Mexican authorities to help take care of people's immediate needs and register for refugee status.

President Zelenskyy's remarks come as U.S. and Russian leaders plan a summit next Friday. President Trump wants an end to the war and says it could involve "some swapping of territory."

On the seventh day of the shutdown, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen tells NPR she's working with colleagues from both parties to find common ground and reopen the government.

In an extraordinary, impromptu press conference this morning, Pope Francis said of homosexuality, "Who am I to judge them if they're seeking the Lord in good faith?"