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What the jury in the Sean Combs trial will be deliberating
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
The jury considering the charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution against the music mogul Sean Combs began its deliberations.
A Los Angeles community theater uses puppets to offer an escape amid wildfires
by Jonaki Mehta
Communities in Los Angeles are trying to find moments of togetherness and joy. That's included a singing and dancing puppet named Yellow Cat.
Democrats walked out of Minnesota's House of Representatives over a power dispute
Democrats in the Minnesota House plan to boycott the state Capitol Tuesday by walking out of the first day of the legislative session. This after Republicans say they hold political control.
Jack Smith said he could have convicted Trump. We looked at the report
by Carrie Johnson
Special counsel Jack Smith said he would have won a criminal conviction of President-elect Donald Trump if not for his election to a second term.
In 'Unassimilable,' a call to reexamine value of merging with white American culture
by Gurjit Kaur
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bianca Mabute-Louie about her book Unassimilable – which argues the case against assimilation for the Asian Diaspora and re-imagines where to find community in the U.S.
Fire crews get strong wind warnings as they continue to battle 2 major L.A. blazes
by Adrian Florido
L.A. is bracing for a new round of high winds as crews continue battling to put out the two major wildfires that have been burning for a full week now. Officials are warning of the risk of new fires.
Supporters of ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad flee Syria
A new type of Syrian refugee is fleeing across the border into Lebanon: those who once supported dictator Bashar Al-Assad.
Professor, author and podcast host Kate Bowler on trying to be less efficient
Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler draws a card from the Wild Card deck and talks about trying to be less efficient in her life.
The U.S. has tried to weaken Russia's wartime economy. Are sanctions working?
by Jackie Northam
For nearly three years, the U.S. and its allies have slapped roughly 5,000 sanctions and export controls on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Russia faces new sanctions targeting oil and gas trade.
The desperate operation to rescue illegal miners trapped in a shaft in South Africa
by Kate Bartlett
A rescue operation is underway to bring up the miners who are still alive after a two-month standoff in South Africa between police and illegal miners. They'll recover the bodies of those who died.
The L.A. fires are hurting service workers who cared for homes
Among the hardest hit labor sectors in Los Angles are service workers, many of whom cleaned and maintained the homes destroyed by fire in wealthy areas.
The new book 'The Secret History of the Rape Kit' tells an overlooked origin story
by Tyler Bartlam
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pagan Kennedy about her new book The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story, which explains the origin of the rape kit and the woman behind it.
In U.S., TikTok users flock to another Chinese app -- and love the irony
by Sarah Handel
With the possibility of a TikTok ban looming, social media users in the U.S. are flocking to another Chinese app known as RedNote.