8 questions for President Biden, if he'd take them
Here's what NPR's White House correspondents would ask Biden at a press conference as his presidency comes to a close.
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Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained
Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here's how the spectacle started and what's changed over the years.
Tiger-cats, sea squirts and beetles, oh my! Meet some species identified in 2024
From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.
WHO director urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure
World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health crisis is indescribable and is calling for a ceasefire.
South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash
Many worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the disaster as it grapples with a leadership vacuum after the impeachments of the country's top two officials.
Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed documents in 'major' cyber incident
The revelation comes as the U.S. grapples with a massive cyberespionage campaign that gave Chinese officials access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
Jimmy Carter will have funeral services in Plains, Ga., Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral services will span six days, three cities and multiple places of significance from his life.
Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters
A Supreme Court ruling eliminated the requirement of sheltering homeless people in some states. Advocates worry the ruling also motivates cities hostile to shelters to get rid of them altogether.
A look back at Jimmy Carter's presidency
Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency saw several foreign policy achievements, but was marked by economic struggles at home and the year-long Iranian hostage crisis.
In Alabama, work release for incarcerated people more common than you might think
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Margie Mason, investigative reporter at the AP, about the alleged exploitation and abuse of the prison labor force in Alabama.