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For the first time in 98 years, an organized swim has taken place in the Chicago River.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced senators during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security.

A new study answers long-held questions about how tiny woodpeckers drill into huge trees.

The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, will air Sunday night. Ten films, including "Sinners," "One Battle After Another," and "Hamnet" are up for best picture.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks CNN's Fred Pleitgen for his takeaways from his recent reporting trip to Iran.

It’s not a great time to be a country that relies on imports of oil and gas as the war with Iran disrupts global energy markets. But countries that have invested in technologies like solar energy, batteries, and electric vehicles are finding themselves less vulnerable to price shocks.

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over the war.

Israel has carried out air strikes in central Beirut for the first time since the latest conflict began, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

The book by Andy Weir centers around a middle school science teacher who finds himself aboard a spaceship light-years away from Earth and entrusted with saving the planet.

Even after airstrikes end, Iran’s nuclear threat looms.