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Police called in to break up confrontations at UCLA campus protest
Police were called to the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles after fighting broke out this morning between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters.
Morning news brief
Emergency workers search for earthquake survivors in Turkey, President Biden tonight gives his State of the Union address and Ohio averts a catastrophe after chemical-filled train cars derailed.
State of the Union will give Biden a chance to reset the White House agenda
President Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. What do we expect to hear from the president on how the country and his administration are doing?
Earthquake hits areas of Syria already devastated by the country's civil war
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ammar Samo, a volunteer with White Helmets, which has been pulling victims out buildings destroyed by the war, about rescue efforts in northwestern Syria after the quake.
What caused Monday's major earthquake in Turkey? Here's what we know
by Geoff Brumfiel
A devastating earthquake has struck southern Turkey and Northern Syria. It's a seismically active part of the world known for big quakes. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 6, 2023.)
Audiences are asked to not sing out loud during the musical 'The Bodyguard'
Whitney Houston is known for the song "I Will Always Love You." King's theatre in Scotland asks audiences not to out-sing performers during the show, which is based on the film starring Houston.
Fenkl's 'Skull Water' delves into friendship, belonging and displacement
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Heinz Insu Fenkl about his novel Skull Water, which is based on many of his own experiences in South Korea in the 1970s.
Health experts weigh in on whether to continue masking
To mask or not to mask? That is the question we put to COVID-19 experts as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.
Ticketmaster faces a big test: Beyoncé's Renaissance tour
Beyonce tickets are on sale, but after the Taylor Swift debacle there are questions about whether Ticketmaster is up to the challenges.
Residents evacuated from the Ohio train derailment scene still haven't returned home
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine about the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals that forced the evacuation of at least 1,500 residents.
It's been a year since the biggest debacle at the Beijing Winter Olympics
by Tom Goldman
Tuesday marks a year since a fiasco at the Winter Olympics involving the team figure skating competition. Russia won but it was marred by a positive doping test. Medals still haven't been awarded.
South Africa's power grid is collapsing and outages are disrupting the economy
by Mpho Lakaje
South Africa's power crisis is crippling one of Africa's biggest economies and threatening the reelection prospects of the ruling party: the African National Congress.
Beyoncé has now captured more Grammy awards than any other artist
Beyoncé is now the Recording Academy's GOAT. She won four Grammy awards Sunday night for her album RENAISSANCE — bringing her career total to 32. Harry Styles won album of the year.