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A major expansion of the child tax credit during the height of the COVID pandemic temporarily slashed the child poverty rate in half. That is one reason why it has become a hot topic in the presidential race.

Most were from Ohio, but hundreds were from as far away as Florida, Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee.

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

An initial round of voting June 28 saw no candidate get over 50% of the vote, forcing the runoff. The candidates are running to replace the late president, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.

For the series, "Mornings in Michigan," our Morning Edition team tracked one city's recycling process from start to finish, and answered some common recycling questions.

The Republican National Committee is launching a swing state initiative to mobilize some 100,000 people to serve as “election integrity” watchdogs in November.

If Donald Trump is reelected, his administration probably couldn't stop the country's transition away from fossil fuels. But any slowdown could have big impacts on climate change.

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hannah Reimann, founder of Stretto Piano Events, which seeks to make narrower instruments more widely available for musicians with smaller hands.