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The 17-year-old wanted to bring her father home to his village after he was injured in the city where he worked. She was praised as a national hero and given honors and prizes. How is she doing now?

The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.

Advocates of Bitcoin, including President Nayib Bukele, say the policy that took effect Tuesday was historic. But the rollout was marred by technical glitches and some political opposition.

The White House wants $24 billion in new aid to help recovery from recent wildfires and hurricanes. President Biden also asks for $6.4 billion to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the U.S.

Writer and cartoonist Jonny Sun's new book is a collection of essays, reflections and illustrations that consider everything from Tetris to succulent plants to dealing with loneliness.

While several states, including Texas and Georgia, have passed new restrictive voting laws, others, like Nevada and Vermont, have increased voters' ballot access.

In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.

Talos Energy, the Houston-based company paying for the cleanup, said it's working with state and federal agencies to identify the owner of the ruptured pipeline, about 2 miles off the Louisiana coast.

Coast Guard teams have been dispatched to help determine the extent of the damage from the spill, which is situated roughly two miles off the Louisiana coast. Officials say the source remains unclear.

In May of this year, folk star Sarah Jarosz released the album Blue Heron Suite, a song cycle inspired by emotional family connections to a beach on the Texas Gulf Coast. It’s one the year’s most fully-realized and sophisticated Americana records, with thematic through lines and recurring motifs. And that’s by design. In the notes to the album, Jarosz observes that taking time to write a complete work rather than the usual collection of discrete songs, was made possible by a 2017 grant from the Fresh Grass Foundation.