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Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' is setting records
Swift's 14th chart-topping album ties with singer Jay Z for most No.1 albums on the Billboard charts by a soloist. Only the Beatles have more No.1 albums.
The breakout star of this Halloween season is a themed bratwurst
The SpookToberfest brat is a hot item. The featured ingredients are pork, beer and candy corn. You can pick up the treat at Jenifer Street Market in Madison, Wis.
India may replace car horns with the sound of musical instruments
The country's transportation minister says he will introduce a measure to replace all vehicle horns with the sounds of traditional Indian musical instruments. He's also looking into changing sirens.
Virtual fences may help cows have less of an impact on climate change
When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil, and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is trying new technology to help avoid overgrazing: virtual fencing.
Ted Koppel remembers Colin Powell as a 'wise counselor' to presidents
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with veteran journalist Ted Koppel about Colin Powell's legacy. Koppel recalls both professional moments as well as personal ones, like their shared love of fast cars.
Gen. Wesley Clark remembers the legacy and leadership of Colin Powell
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark about how history will remember Colin Powell. The former secretary of state has died at 84.
Reflecting on Colin Powell's legacy
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to foreign policy expert Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about how Colin Powell's work will be remembered.
Remembering former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died at 84
Powell was the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and the first Black secretary of state. His family said he died of COVID-19 complications, though he was fully vaccinated.
Colin Powell dies at 84 of COVID-19 complications
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died early Monday due to complications from COVID-19.
Members of a missionary group are taken hostage in Haiti
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jacqueline Charles, Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, about 17 people, including children, who were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday.