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The U.S. is cutting the Hepatitis B vaccine from its recommended list. But here's a place where the medical establishment — and a rapper — are eager to obtain it.
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Southern Yemen separatist group says it will dissolve after its head fled to the UAE
Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates.
National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face
The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.
Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020.
Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace".
In 'No Other Choice,' a loyal worker gets the ax — and starts chopping
In the latest movie from Park Chan-wook, the director behind The Handmaiden and Decision to Leave, a paper factory worker loses his job — and resolves to kill his competition for a new one.
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Six months ago catastrophic floods ravaged the Texas's Hill Country, leaving more than 130 people dead and billions of dollars in damages. Since, families of some of the victims are suing vacation camps and state legislation passed disaster prevention laws. We provide an update on where things stand.
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After 11 seasons on ER, Wyle is producing, writing and starring in The Pitt. Now in Season 2, the series has earned praise for its depiction of emergency medicine. Originally broadcast April 21, 2025.
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The new film Song Sung Blue is about a Neil Diamond tribute band. Before Diamond began recording his own hits, he worked in Tin Pan Alley writing songs for others. Originally broadcast in 2005.
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As soon as Coco Jones stepped behind the Desk, donning a beautiful silver dress and a bright, warm smile, it was apparent that we were about to witness a star shine. -
Hundreds of somber demonstrators took to Minneapolis' frozen streets to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Elliot Williams, a former U.S. deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's narrative around the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an ICE agent.
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Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan. -
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Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues. -
From child actor to "Sexiest Man Alive" leading man status, Jordan takes on Hollywood as director-producer and soon may win awards for his performance in Sinners. -
One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces. -
The mood in Minneapolis after a fatal shooting by an ICE agent, Portland officials call uptick in ICE shootings a "pattern of violence," Trump says the U.S. could be "running" Venezuela for years.
