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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of what he termed China's "expansionist ambitions," days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores.
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Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1
Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.
Guides to help you tackle your New Year's resolutions
From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR's Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year's resolution.
About 40 people are dead and 115 hurt in a fire at Swiss bar's New Year's celebration
Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year's celebration, police said Thursday.
Warren Buffett officially retires as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO
The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful. Now Greg Abel is taking it over.
Crypto soared in 2025 — and then crashed. Now what?
For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.
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Dry January is the practice of not drinking for the first month of the new year. But where did the practice come from?
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, Sally, about the life of astronaut Sally Ride.
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Swiss authorities say dozens of people were killed in an overnight fire at the Le Constellation bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort.
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Jan. 1 is the day the extra financial help to buy Affordable Care Act health insurance goes away.
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Now that the Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont about the future of the ACA.
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Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood before landing the role of Jeff on Somebody Somewhere. His memoir is Actress of a Certain Age. Originally broadcast Aug. 12, 2025.
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The Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds after claims of fraud, Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor.
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A look at some of the works going into the public domain in 2026, like the characters Betty Boop and Miss Marple, the first film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" and many classic songs by George & Ira Gershwin.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks to Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China, about the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.
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We unpack one of the biggest economic buzzwords of 2025: What is a "K-shaped' economy?
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Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in the past year. NPR's Michel Martin asks Thomas Abt, a criminology professor at the University of Maryland, what Baltimore did right.
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Italy has quietly made a small change to its national anthem, removing a single word.