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Malinin, undefeated since 2023, stumbled and fell multiple times, landing far off the podium. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold in an upset that shocked even himself.
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It's been five years since catastrophic Texas blackouts. How much has changed?
Power companies say they're better prepared for extreme weather, but challenges remain to electricity production as the state's demand grows
FBI releases description of suspect, increases reward in Nancy Guthrie case
The FBI describes the armed man caught on Nancy Guthrie's camera as 5-foot-9-inches to 5-foot-10 and of average build. The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie has been missing since Feb. 1.
A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law
A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.
Kitty cats and cloud hands - how U.S. Olympic snowboarders keep calm in competition
U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.
Britain's High Court says government illegally banned Pro-Palestinian group
In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."
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Peplowski, who died Feb. 2, started playing clarinet professionally at age 10 and went on to perform with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and to record on his own. Originally broadcast July 7, 1999.
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Saadiq helped shape modern R&B and soul in Tony! Toni! Toné! and as a solo artist. Now he's up for an Oscar for his song, "I Lied to You" from the film Sinners. Originally broadcast July 8, 2025.
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A stopgap bill to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security expires Friday night. DHS could be without funding for days, as the House and Senate are expected to be in recess next week.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona about the fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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The four are set to dock with the space station on Saturday, returning the orbital lab to its full complement of seven. NASA's last mission, Crew-11, left a month early due to an ill crew member. -
Emerald Fennell's extravagant adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic cares little for subtlety. Ultimately, this love affair is more photogenic than it is deeply moving. -
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Under President Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.
