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The $1.7 trillion spending bill just signed into law contains a 6-year delay on new federal fishing regulations that would have kept lobster fishermen off the water in some areas for months at a time.

Ten to 12 new cases are reported daily, primarily around the capital and outlying areas. On Monday, Liberia's president announced an initiative, Ebola Must Go, that focuses on getting communities more involved in anti-Ebola measures.

Homeowners in high-tax areas have been racing to prepay their 2018 property taxes in an effort to beat the new deduction limits that take effect next year. But the IRS warns in many cases that strategy may not be allowed.

President Barack Obama chose Mesa, Ariz., as the location to announce his plan to help homeowners stay in their homes. Now comes the hard part — making it work. Some real estate agents in the area offer their thoughts.

Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayda and their 1-year-old son are back in Massachusetts after spending 27 days in Gaza. They don't know whether they'll be able to see their families or return to the area again.

More than 126,000 homes in the Houston area were damaged after Hurricane Harvey. Debris from the storm is estimated to fill space equivalent to 25 college football stadiums and take months to haul away.

Beyoncé may have gone country, but she's far from the only one. Snoop Dogg, Bad Bunny and Karol G are just the latest artists who look to rural areas, specifically in Mexico, for musical inspiration.

American suburbs mandated single-family homes generations ago, often to segregate areas by race and class. New laws allow more-affordable options like townhomes but construction so far has been slow.

Airstrikes have helped push back the Islamic State in some places, but the group has gained in other areas. Pentagon officials say the U.S. operation may need another two years or more to succeed.

When Richard III's skeleton was found under a parking lot in England in 2012, it was an exciting enough discovery for the general public, but a game-changer for Yvonne Morley-Chisholm.

Edwards, a consummate newsman, hosted NPR's morning show for more than two decades. "He sort of set the tone and the bar for all of us," says one former NPR executive.

Ron Weber, 84, called 1,936 games from their inception in 1974 to 1997. But he retired before they made their first (and for a long time, only) final. Now, he and the team have a second chance.

Vocalist Victor Willis, the former lead singer of the disco band The Village people, has died. He was not only the front man but he also co authored several of the group's hits.

Where the song was once built around trippy beats and Sinead O'Connor's husky tones, Badi Assad's voice takes on the semblance of a cry, signifying both pain and a call for attention. The agitated strings and percussive guitars signify a sense of disquiet, pulling in and out of the dominant Brazilian groove.

At a briefing this afternoon in Long Island, National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman Robert Francis talked about what is now known about the data and voice recorders from TWA flight 800 that were retrieved from the ocean last night. We hear a portion of that briefing.

For over 10 years, Nancy Cartwright has provided the voice for the mischievous tyke, Bart Simpson of the tv series, The Simpsons. Cartwright has written a book, detailing her life as Bart, and tells Noah that when she first read for The Simpsons, Bart, was not the part she was up for.

After Sept. 11, many turned to the Internet to learn more about Islam. What they found was an online Muslim community of surprising diversity. In the first of a three-part series, NPR's Davar Ardalan reports on the wide range of voices online celebrating the religion and culture of Islam. (9:48)

With just a guitar and his voice at WFUV's Studio-A, Amos Lee shows off a new approach to the songs from his latest album, Last Days at the Lodge. Lee injects his love of soul music into his singer-songwriter fare and shares the stories behind the music.

Rock concert posters produced some of the most iconic art of the '60s. Then came a period of decline. But an explosion of indie bands producing their own CDs has revived the genre. Producer Scott Carrier of the Hearing Voices radio project offers a review of the book Art of Modern Rock.

Best known as the lead singer of the alt-country trio The Be Good Tanyas, the Canadian singer-songwriter breaks out with a compelling solo record, Obadiah. Sharp, personal, emotional songwriting serves as solid ground for Ford's incomparable voice. Hear two of the new tunes on World Cafe: Next.