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U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
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R&B's next vibe shift is here. These 2025 albums are proof
Let the sunshine in: After a decade of chilly trap beats and freaky club tales, the tide is turning on the genre's dominant sound.
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them
Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide.
Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump
The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.
U.S. strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person.
At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast.
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Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. -
People in the South keep hoping for a white Christmas, even though they know chances for snow are very very slim.
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As Netflix and Paramount continue their battle over Warner Brothers Discovery, we take a look back at the company's history of messy corporate marriages and divorces.
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Trump's peace deal between Rwanda and Congo hasn't stopped the fighting — and now his expansive mineral deal with Kinshasa is in the balance.
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From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.
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About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.
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Trump administration officials say changes to federal agencies engaged in science were made in the interests of better science that benefits more Americans. Many scientists we spoke with disagree.
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CBS' new editor-in-chief spiked a 60 Minutes story shortly before it was to air, leading to concerns about whether the network and its owners are bowing to the Trump administration.
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Twenty-two attorneys general have sued the Trump administration over funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The consumer watchdog agency is close to running out of money.
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President Trump's first year of foreign policy in his second term surprised many — for a lot of different reasons.
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The Army is creating a command that will oversee planning and operations for the Americas and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on the nation's borders.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee about his recent trip to Darfur, what he witnessed at a refugee camp there, and what the needs are.
