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After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S.
by Sacha Pfeiffer
The complex deal also brought home two sons of a Minnesota man who fought for ISIS.
Lo makes National Book Award history with 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club'
NPR's A Martinez speaks with author Malinda Lo about winning the National Book Award for her novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and unconventional characters in storytelling.
As demand for materials surge, Maine paper mill asks for cardboard donations
by Robbie Feinberg
A paper mill in Maine says raw materials are too expensive and hard to find right now. So it is asking locals to drop their used pizza boxes and other packaging off at the plant.
Bangladesh is marking 5 decades since the end of the war that created the country
by Lauren Frayer
Fifty years since its birth, Bangladesh has gone from what U.S. diplomats famously called a "basket case," to a rising economy in Asia. The IMF says its GDP may soon exceed Denmark's.
New York City will allow 800,000 noncitizens to vote in local elections
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ron Hayduk, a professor of political science at San Francisco State University, about New York City allowing noncitizen immigrants to vote in local elections.
News brief: D.C. sues groups over Capitol attack, pandemic deaths, tornado damage
A D.C. official is suing two extremist groups for the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The U.S. marks another sobering pandemic milestone. President Biden heads to Kentucky to survey tornado damage.
5-year-old Canadian boy takes the family car to go gift shopping
Police in Ontario were surprised when they found a car on the side of the road with a very young driver. The child, who wasn't hurt, had taken the car to buy a pink toy tractor for his sister.
High school football coach is among the 800,000 U.S. pandemic deaths
High school football coach Charles Peterson of Columbia, S.C., is remembered as someone who looked out for others. He died of COVID-19 on Sept. 13 at the age of 46.
Recommended listening: Louis Armstrong's 'The Night Before Christmas'
Writer Danny Freedman in Smithsonian Magazine argues that trumpeter Louis Armstrong's recording of "The Night Before Christmas" should become required holiday listening.
Meteorologists want to confirm how many tornadoes touched down in Western Kentucky
by Derek Operle
The ferocity of Friday night's deadly tornadoes in western Kentucky is evident to anyone who sees the aftermath. The National Weather Service is trying to determine just how strong they were.
Pfizer has announced new results for a pill that fights COVID-19
Pfizer's analysis shows that the drug is good at keeping people at high risk of COVID-19 from getting worse. The pill is called Paxlovid.
A Harvard scientist, accused of lying about his links to China, goes on trial
by Ryan Lucas
The trial of a prominent Harvard University scientist opens Tuesday in federal court in Boston. Defendant Charles Lieber is one of the world's leading researchers in nanotechnology.
Homeland Security secretary tours the damage from deadly weekend tornadoes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the aftermath of deadly tornadoes in Kentucky and five other states. Dozens of people remain unaccounted for.