Citizens shelter in a subway station Monday as Russia launches another missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials expect a new wave of Russian bombing this week, with previous rounds targeting critical infrastructure and causing massive water and power cuts, including in the capital. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Russia launches a new missile attack as the U.S. and Europe impose oil caps Russia unleashed a new barrage of missiles aimed at Ukraine's power grid as an EU embargo of Russian oil and a price cap from the G-7 take effect today. Follow our live updates.
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To close America's remaining coal plants, many industry analysts believe the country needs natural gas to ensure reliable energy supplies until cleaner options like battery storage are widely available. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Climate The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way
A missing persons flyer, bearing the name of Annie Le, shown here in New Haven, Conn., in September 2009. This year, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) launched a new tool that allows users to openly share their "press value" with the world if they were to go missing. Thomas Cain/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Thomas Cain/Associated Press National Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how
Exterior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Live concert and comedy company, Another Planet Entertainment (APE), recently took over the historic movie theater's lease. Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images Culture A fight over seats could define the future of an iconic San Francisco movie theater
Left to right, back row: U2 members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, and Bono. Front row: Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney, and Tania León. Gail Schulman/CBS hide caption toggle caption Gail Schulman/CBS Culture U2, Gladys Knight and George Clooney are among the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees
This "100" on a fence marks the site of the 100th victim of femicide in France in 2019. VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images Investigations Mexican authorities are investigating Shanquella Robinson's death as a femicide
In this undated photo provided by RETO Media is the house featured in the Steven Spielberg film The Goonies in Astoria, Ore. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Movies A fan is reportedly buying the 'Goonies' house in Oregon, which was listed for $1.7M The agent for the Victorian home featured in the The Goonies film in Oregon says the likely new owner is a fan of the movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to protect the site.
Photographer Nan Goldin poses after being awarded Commander in the Arts and Letters Order, in Paris, June 27, 2006. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacques Brinon/AP Review Movie Reviews How one artist took on the Sacklers and shook their reputation in the art world A new documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed tells the story of Nan Goldin, a photographer and activist who survived opioid addiction — then challenged members of the Sackler family.
Serena Ashun is a team member at Hugs Greenhouse in McKinney, Texas. Hunter Lacey hide caption toggle caption Hunter Lacey The Picture Show Employment helps adults with intellectual disabilities see what they're capable of One photographer explores what employment means to those in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities community.
Hospital staff take care of orphaned children at the children's regional hospital maternity ward in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russian authorities have been accused of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories to raise them as their own. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP Ukraine invasion — explained Ukrainians say they hid orphaned children from Russian deportation The staff at the children's regional hospital in Kherson city, Ukraine, say they began fabricating orphans' medical records to make it appear like they were too ill to move.
Bob McGrath, is seen at the 2010 AFTRA AMEE Awards at The Plaza Hotel in 2010 in New York City. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for AFTRA hide caption toggle caption Larry Busacca/Getty Images for AFTRA Obituaries Bob McGrath, a longtime star of 'Sesame Street,' has died at 90 McGrath, who starred as "Bob Johnson" on the beloved children's program, died on Sunday after complications from a stroke, according to his family.
Teonna Woolford, 31, in Owings Mills, Maryland on November 4, 2022. Woolford has sickle cell disease and has been unable to afford fertility preservation for years. Rosem Morton for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rosem Morton for NPR Shots - Health News For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice WFYI Public Media The disease, which predominantly affects patients of color, can damage the body in ways that can make it difficult to have a child. But patients don't always have access to fertility care. For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice Listen · 4:43 4:43 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1129125408/1140671247" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Numerous failed rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa have decimated crops and livestock, leading to a crisis of hunger. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Africa The world's response to hunger crisis in East Africa is inadequate, say aid workers A crisis of extreme hunger is threating millions in East Africa. However, international aid has not been able to meet the need. The world's response to hunger crisis in East Africa is inadequate, say aid workers Listen · 5:06 5:06 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1139836511/1140399506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Lachlan Murdoch is set to be deposed in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Media Dominion will depose Fox boss Lachlan Murdoch as its defamation suit heats up Lachlan Murdoch, head of Fox News' parent company, is scheduled to be deposed Monday in Dominion's $1.6 billion lawsuit against the company.
The Fantastic Four in 1981. Courtesy of Fantastic Four hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Fantastic Four Culture How the Fantastic Four took Double Dutch to new heights The ties between Double Dutch and hip-hop can be traced to Nelly's "Country Grammar," Missy Elliott's "Gossip Folks" and "Throw It Back," and the Cartoon Network animated series Craig of the Creek. How the Fantastic Four took Double Dutch to new heights Listen · 5:04 5:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1140504217/1140654874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields announced a nighttime curfew for the county after gunfire damaged power substations. Moore County Sheriff's Office/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Moore County Sheriff's Office/Screenshot by NPR National Someone shot at substations in North Carolina, knocking out power for thousands The authorities are investigating the mass power outage across Moore County as a criminal act after power substations were damaged by gunfire. The county implemented a nighttime curfew.
A family photo of Diane Richardson and her brother Gary Kirchherr. Later in life, when her brother visited at Christmastime, Richardson would make the lamb curry recipe their mother learned when the family lived in Nigeria. Diane Richardson/Collage by NPR hide caption toggle caption Diane Richardson/Collage by NPR All Things We're Cooking Lamb curry shakes up a traditional Christmas dinner. It started with a stay in Nigeria A choice of toppings lets all of the relatives around the table make this meal their own. And it's OK to substitute chicken or tofu if lamb is not your thing.
A banner for the victims of the bombings reads "I am Brussels" at the Place de la Bourse in the center of Brussels, March 23, 2016. The trial of 10 men accused over the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels airport and an underground metro station starts in earnest this week. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption toggle caption Martin Meissner/AP Europe Survivors of the Brussels suicide attacks seek closure as the trial starts Monday More than six years since the deadliest peacetime attacks on Belgian soil, survivors seek closure as the trial of 10 men accused over the suicide bombings starts in earnest Monday.
Many of the women in Sangeeta Siwan's Mumbai neighborhood lost their jobs during the pandemic, but they banded together to help each other through the lockdowns. From left to right: Kalawanti Yadav, Sageeta Wadule, Sangeeta Pandey and Ambika Kalshetty. Ruchi Kumar hide caption toggle caption Ruchi Kumar Goats and Soda When COVID closed India, these women opened their hearts — and wallets Sangeeta Siwan lost her job and wasn't able to pay rent or feed her family. Her neighbors helped her survive. A study of giving in India during the pandemic shows she wasn't alone.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Politics Would-be Speaker McCarthy can learn from his predecessors' struggles for the big gavel Rep. McCarthy is still likely to win the House speaker role on Jan. 3. However, managing the majority and achieving its legislative and political goals is another matter.
Bats have a seven-octave vocal range. Researchers say, to make their low-frequency calls, bats use the same trick as throat singers and death metal growlers. Rob Griffith/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption Rob Griffith/ASSOCIATED PRESS Animals Death metal singers have a vocal counterpart ... in bats Bats and death metal singers have more in common than a love of the dark. A new study has found that some of bats' lower frequency calls appear to use a technique similar to death metal growling. Death metal singers have a vocal counterpart ... in bats Listen · 3:37 3:37 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1139164875/1140355854" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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filo/Getty Images Shots - Health News In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks For decades birth control research focused on women. Now there's a new push to develop gels, pills or other products that could keep men from getting their partners pregnant. In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks 13:08 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1140512789/1140514503" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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A sticker depicting Winnie the Pooh holding a blank paper was placed on a post as demonstrators protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in solidarity with protesters in China on Saturday in Berlin, Germany. Omer Messinger/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omer Messinger/Getty Images Asia Japan's Disney store sells merchandise of Winnie the Pooh supporting China's protests The online store offers shirts, mugs and other products that can be customized with an image of Pooh holding up a blank white sheet of paper, the symbol of China's lockdown protests.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew take a group picture after a historic gathering in space on Nov. 30. Guo Zhongzhen/AP hide caption toggle caption Guo Zhongzhen/AP Space Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months helping build a new space station The astronauts were working to complete construction of the Tiangong station — part of official Chinese plans for a permanent human presence in orbit.
Martha Escudero in the kitchen of her home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. on Nov. 20, 2022. Stella Kalinina for NPR hide caption toggle caption Stella Kalinina for NPR National A 'flood of evictions' looms in Los Angeles as pandemic tenant protections expire In Los Angeles County, tenant protections that have kept families housed during the pandemic are set to end Dec. 31. That means more than 30,000 households could face eviction by the end of the year.
In this image taken from footage provided by the RU-RTR Russian television, officials examine the bodies of dead seals on shore of the Caspian Sea, Dagestan. RU-RTR Russian Television/AP hide caption toggle caption RU-RTR Russian Television/AP Animals Nearly 2,000 dead seals are discovered on Russia's Caspian coast About 1,700 dead seals were found on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia. Officials say it's unclear what killed the animals, but they likely died of natural causes.
Shoppers return to a mall with shops re-opening for business as restrictions are eased in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Asia Some COVID restrictions have been eased in China after widespread protests China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on March 3, 2022. Lisa Leutner/AP hide caption toggle caption Lisa Leutner/AP Business OPEC keeps oil targets the same amid uncertainty on Russian sanctions The decision at a meeting of oil ministers Sunday comes a day ahead of the planned start of two measures aimed at hitting Russia's oil earnings in response to its invasion of Ukraine.
It can be hard to find children's fever-reducing medication in some areas. At a Bed Bath & Beyond in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a few products were in stock while others were sold out. Laurel Wamsley/NPR hide caption toggle caption Laurel Wamsley/NPR Shots - Health News Thanks to the 'tripledemic,' it can be hard to find kids' fever-reducing medicines Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.
South Korean women take part in a march supporting feminism during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Seoul on March 8, 2019. Anti-feminism has been on the rise, turbocharged this year by President Yoon Suk Yeol. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images Asia Feminists are protesting against the wave of anti-feminism that's swept South Korea Many men in South Korea claim to be victims of gender discrimination, a movement turbocharged by President Yoon. Meanwhile, women lag far behind men in pay and face unrealistic beauty standards.
Stromae performs a Tiny Desk concert. Credit: Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption toggle caption Credit: Bob Boilen/NPR Tiny Desk Stromae: Tiny Desk Concert The Belgian superstar's Tiny Desk is a portrait of a world-class showman at the height of his powers.
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