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4 people died and hundreds injured when tornadoes spun across Oklahoma
by Anna Pope
Clean-up is underway after a series of deadly tornadoes ripped across the state over the weekend. The storms shattered homes and businesses, leaving a long recovery ahead.
A former U.S. ambassador is charged with being an agent for Cuba
Victor Manuel Rocha, a longtime U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested and charged with being a clandestine agent for the Cuban government. How was he finally caught?
Sleeping on a regular schedule is key to health benefits, researcher says
Should you stress about getting eight hours of sleep a night? Nope! Some experts say skip the worry and focus on keeping a consistent sleep schedule instead.
Brenda Lee's classic 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' finally topped the charts
Lee recorded the song in 1958 when she was 13 — it topped Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time thanks to a new video starring Lee that was produced to coincide with the song's 65th anniversary.
Curtains that once dressed windows of British royal residences will now dress people
King Charles commissioned fashion students to repurpose old curtains from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Curtains, some from the 50s, are now jackets and kimonos that look new.
For children living with war, every day threats lead to trauma
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Zlatina Kostova, a clinical psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, about the trauma children experience when living through war.
Migrants drawn to Colo. mountain towns find work is plentiful but shelter is limited
by Halle Zander
A small bedroom community for Colorado ski resorts recently discovered dozens of Venezuelan migrants living in cars under a bridge. Helping them is straining local resources.
4 teams will vie for the college football championship — FSU isn't one of them
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kevin Blackistone, Washington Post sports columnist and contributor to ESPN, about undefeated Florida State University being left out of the College Football Playoff.