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Health officials in Houston, Texas, have discovered mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in seven areas of the city. NPR's Wade Goodwyn travels with one of the health department's "mosquito men" as he makes his way through Houston's extensive sewer system, trapping mosquitoes and sending them back to the lab for testing. (6:15) CORRECTION, aired on All Things Considered Sept. 6, 2001: Wade Goodwyn's report about a mosquito surveillance officer in Houston brought out the science police in the audience. Dr. Victor Sloan of Scotch Plains, N.J., writes this: "In Wade Goodwyn's excellent story on Houston's mosquito hunters, he said 'when the dry ice melts.' Melting is the act of a solid becoming liquid. Dry ice does not melt, it sublimes. That is, it goes directly from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming liquid. When I was about 10, my father tried to explain this to me. It took me years to believe him."

The tennis superstar beat Russia's Maria Sharapova in the final 6-3, 7-6 (5). She is now third in a list of Grand Slam singles champs.

Williams beat Russia's Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-4 for her first win at the French Open in more than a decade.

President Donald Trump has filled out his Cabinet and advisory roles with those considered to be fierce loyalists. Here's how his new administration is taking shape.

A building that was being demolished collapsed on to an adjacent thrift store Wednesday. At least six people were killed and 14 people were injured.

A group of voters and a supporting legal group had filed a formal challenge to the congresswoman's candidacy, citing her role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.

In 2023, 7.6% of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5% in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.

Several of the key facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are indisputable. And yet millions on the right do dispute them. Here's a look at how that happened.

There are at least three major probes into Russian interference in the 2016 election — the Senate and House intelligence committees and a Justice Department special counsel.