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Renewable energy is taking off across the nation, but storing the energy is still a problem that is challenging companies to innovate, with solutions ranging from molten salt to ice.

When Renee Powell's premiums exceeded her mortgage payments, it was upsetting. But it's just one way health care costs rise for many voters.

NPR examined what the president-elect has said about the 10 issues voters care most about.

Some villagers considered it improper for girls to go to school. Now, after surviving the reign of ISIS, young Yazidi women in Iraq's Kurdistan region are getting an education.

Nationally, the economic toll of the opioid crisis is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. For families of addicts, the losses can include their life savings, peace of mind and a sense of hope.

Political novices won from Texas to Kentucky. Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams became the first African-American woman nominated for governor in the U.S.

The president told reporters on Friday that he's being treated "very unfairly" and that what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls impeachment isn't real until the full chamber casts a vote.

Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein prepared a summary of the special counsel's findings after learning on Friday from Robert Mueller that his work was complete.

House Democrats are on track to begin next year with the slimmest majority in decades. Now members on the progressive left and party moderates must decide whose policies should govern.

Vice President Pence stressed a law and order message as protests over racism and policing continue. Republicans also worked to shore up support from suburban women and contrast visions of the future.