As dangerous winds are expected to pick up, Los Angeles braces for new fires
Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are forecast, increasing fire risks across LA and Ventura counties over the next few days. More than 150,000 people are already under evacuation orders.
Trump's national security team will start their Senate confirmation hearings
President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.
NPR CEO Katherine Maher names Ryan Merkley Chief Operating Officer
NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher announced today that Ryan Merkley, an experienced executive leader with a strong ...
'Wait Wait' for January 11, 2025: With Not My Job guest Josh Gad
Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Melissa Josh Gad and panelists Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, and Josh Gondelman ...
As fires in Los Angeles rage, an already-hurting Hollywood presses pause
The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film ...
How Jimmy Carter's love of music helped launch his presidential campaign
Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
Adam Williams
January 11, 2025 • The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths ...
Why are so many indigenous Panamanians contracting HIV — and dying of AIDS?
The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.
Palisades Fire Expands, 2024 Hottest On Record, TikTok Arguments Pro And Con
New evacuations were ordered overnight as the Palisades fire expanded in Southern California. New reports find 2024 to be the hottest year on record for reasons scientists do not fully understand. At ...
In a bitter fight for the Minnesota Legislature, Democrats have threatened a walkout
A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before ...
As firefighters battle roaring fires, new evacuations are ordered
Despite some progress, the biggest blazes — the Palisades and Eaton fires — rage largely uncontained. On Friday evening, the ...
The Brief
The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.