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The Carolina Hurricanes held Vegas to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 and used a suffocating defense in a 3-0 shutout Sunday night in Game 6 to win their first championship in 20 years.

In the United States, more children than ever are being born to unwed parents. Mitch Pearlstein of The Weekly Standard suggests that education, marriage and God are the keys to keeping a family united and, in turn, reducing reliance on government funds.

More than 250 mayors convened this week for the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, with home foreclosures and the faltering economy top issues on their agenda. Trenton, N.J., Mayor Douglas H. Palmer, the president of the conference, discusses action that must be taken by cities to combat these economic woes.

Ukraine's president will address the U.N. Security Council. Senators reach a $10 billion deal on additional COVID funds. Protesters in Sri Lanka demand the president resign amid an economic crisis.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Trump immunity case in April. Sen. Mitch McConnell is stepping down from his leadership job. The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 30,000.

A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is considered one of baseball's top strategists — and a likely resident of baseball's Hall of Fame. Pulitzer-winning author Buzz Bissinger's new book is about three games La Russa managed in a tense pennant race.

LIVE BLOG: The world watches as Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton wed at Westminster Abbey in London. NPR's Two-Way blog will follow the story throughout the day.

NPR's reporters on the ground in Italy reflect on a far-flung, jam-packed Winter Olympics.

Rihanna has already been praised for redefining maternity fashion. She's not the first celebrity to challenge cultural norms about pregnancy, but is reigniting a conversation that could spark change.