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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
Rescuers search for survivors after a major quake hits Turkey and Syria
Damage from Monday's earthquake stretches for hundreds of miles in the two countries. Crews are searching for survivors, and offers of aid are pouring in from across the world.
A Black church in Louisiana aims to educate people on how to be healthy
by Shalina Chatlani
A new study looks at whether placing health care workers in churches can help eliminate health disparities that disproportionately affect Black communities in the South.
A preview of the economic backdrop for this year's State of the Union address
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, on how President Biden is likely to address the economy at Tuesday evening's State of the Union.
Crews in Ohio successfully release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers
Authorities in Ohio conducted a controlled release of chemicals in derailed train cars to avert a catastrophe from occurring in a region near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line
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.
A stowaway frog triggered an alarm at Harrisburg's International Airport
A TSA official said the amphibian, which was found inside a piece of checked luggage, would be forgiven. The traveling public was reminded that live animals should never go into checked luggage.
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?
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.