U.S. forces say they killed the boat crews in a Houthi ship attack in the Red Sea
December 31, 2023
Hours before the attack on the container ship, the U.S. military said it had shot down two missiles fired toward the same ship (Image cred...
The rules of the road are changing, but not fast enough for everyone
December 31, 2023
An obscure federal manual that guides road signs and design is getting a rare update. The Biden administration says the changes will protec...
Checking your 2024 horoscope? Astronomy explains why your sign might have changed
December 31, 2023
Our view of the constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago. That new perspective could also mess with yo...
Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year
December 30, 2023
After rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for Cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestria...
For Colombia's most beloved cyclist, winning isn't the point
December 30, 2023
Rigoberto Urán has never won the Tour de France or Olympics gold. But he's still a superstar. "I think lots of people identify wit...
2 bitter wars with a long history and no solution in sight
December 29, 2023
NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars sta...
Actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023
December 28, 2023
Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens...
This oil company invests in pulling CO2 out of the sky — so it can keep selling crude
December 27, 2023
A technology that could help combat climate change is being championed by an unlikely proponent: Occidental Petroleum, a big oil company. A...
COMIC: The year of student loans
December 26, 2023
Millions of Americans have begun paying off their federal student loans again. This is the return to repayment, in the voices of a handful ...
Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony
December 25, 2023
Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle near...
Sickle cell patient's journey leads to landmark approval of gene-editing treatment
December 25, 2023
In early December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, the first for any illness. O...
A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers, in sign of Hamas' entrenchment
December 24, 2023
Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, a sign that Hamas is ...
It's weird to be a grown-up orphan. It forced my siblings and I to reckon with faith
December 24, 2023
After my parents died, it felt like I had been robbed. I sat down with my brother and sister to talk about how losing our mom and dad made ...
The Hamas attack left many Israeli farms abandoned — some worry forever
December 24, 2023
In some of the farm communities hardest hit during the Oct. 7 attack, volunteers from Israel and around the world are arriving to fill the g...
The war in Gaza is a big story on campus. These student reporters aren't shying away
December 23, 2023
Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journa...
Spain's Christmas lottery 'El Gordo' starts dishing out millions of dollars in prizes
December 22, 2023
The immensely popular lottery will distribute a total of $2.8 million in prizes this year, much of it in small prizes. Street and bar celeb...
Judge blocks California law banning carrying firearms in most public places
December 21, 2023
The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to take effect Jan. 1. It would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns in places i...
How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary
December 20, 2023
GOP candidates talk about schools a lot on the campaign trail. But that doesn't mean they are talking a lot about education, instead fo...
Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy extends far beyond the Supreme Court, her son says
December 19, 2023
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whose funeral is Tuesday, is being remembered as a Supreme Court trailblazer. After retiring from the benc...
Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts
December 19, 2023
Three Stanford graduate students built an AI tool that can find a location by looking at pictures. Civil rights advocates warn more advanced...
When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill
December 19, 2023
For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times more than she expected became a mystery. (Image ...
Giving gifts boosts happiness, research shows. So why do we feel frazzled?
December 18, 2023
Researchers who told people to either buy themselves a gift or give one to a stranger, found those who gave to others felt a lot happier. H...
Quaker Oats recalls granola products because of concerns of salmonella contamination
December 17, 2023
Quaker said that it has not received any reports of salmonella infections related to the recalled granola products. The full list of recall...
Japan bolsters security ties with neighbours at summit, amid tensions with China
December 17, 2023
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted a joint vision that emphasizes security and economic cooperation,...
He was 'creatively dead.' Then he harnessed the power of boredom
December 17, 2023
Hrishikesh Hirwaytk says the cause of his writer's block was a "whirlpool of self judgment." (Image credit: Tommaso Boddi/Ge...
A New Orleans neighborhood confronts the racist legacy of a toxic stretch of highway
December 17, 2023
There's a new federal fund to address highways that cut through minority and low-income neighborhoods, like New Orlean's Claiborne E...
There's no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. With war in Gaza, festivities are off
December 16, 2023
In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the ci...
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