Russia envoy says Moscow might up the ante if the West ignores its demands
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov accused Western allies of continuously pushing the envelope in relations with Russia.
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Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case is now in the jury's hands
If Holmes is convicted of all the charges against her, she could face up to 20 years in prison. The eight men and four women on the jury will resume deliberations Monday.
Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast
Scientists are projecting the surge to peak in January. Just how massive it could be depends on how quickly Americans get boosted and change behavior to slow the spread.
Quidditch leagues look to change their name, citing Rowling's anti-trans stances
Quidditch is getting ditched. Two large leagues say they want to distance their sport from author J.K. Rowling – and a name change could help them grow.
Miss America makes history, as a Korean American from Alaska wins the title
When the winner was announced, Emma Broyles was sure it was a mistake: "I said, 'No way. Are you sure? Do you want to check that card again?' "
How to safely navigate the holidays amid rising COVID cases
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, about safely navigating the holidays amid rising COVID-19 case numbers.
MLB's lockout partially stems from the fact that the league is a monopoly
The Major League Baseball lockout continues, with players and owners still at odds. A 100-year-old court case gave the MLB an 'antitrust exemption' and set the stage for the labor unrest we see today.
Ex-cop Kimberly Potter testified in trial for Duante Wright's death
The white ex-Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop testified at her manslaughter trial. Kimberly Potter said she mistakenly used her gun, not her Taser.
Studies into how pain and breathing are connected could lead to safer pain drugs
Scientists may have learned why opioids depress breathing while relieving pain. The finding could lead to pain drugs that don't cause respiratory failure, the usual cause of death in opioid overdoses.
U.S. has been slow to roll out a campaign encouraging booster shots as omicron surges
With Omicron surging, the U.K.'s government is hoping to stave off hospitalizations and deaths through a massive effort to administer vaccine boosters. But the strategy faces major hurdles in the U.S.