Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released
Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Columbia University student arrested and detained by masked immigration agents after his naturalization interview in Vermont, has been released on certain conditions.
Popcorn so elegant, not only can you eat it, but you can package it as a gift
NPR's Steve Inskeep makes spicy caramel popcorn with Jack Bishop of the PBS show: America's Test Kitchen.
COVID cases in meatpacking plants impacted workers and their rural communities
A year and a half after COVID-19 outbreaks tore through many of the nation's meatpacking plants, workers and their towns are still working on ways to enhance safety.
The calorie intake of a Baleen whale is mind-boggling
A study shows how much prey whales eat. It reveals how the global loss of whales changed ocean life in ways that may make it harder for them to rebound. (Story first aired on ATC on Nov. 11, 2021.)
What does a moon sound like?
A NASA space probe captured some eerie sounds when it flew past Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons.
2 college football teams move their postponed 2020 game to 2034
Hold the date: Sept. 9, 2034. That's when the Arizona Wildcats and the Texas Tech Red Raiders have rescheduled a football game. It was postponed because of the pandemic. Why 14 years? It's unclear.
Japanese professor develops lickable TV screen which imitates food flavors
Professor Homei Miyashita worked on ways to have canisters spray flavor onto hygienic film. The film then rolls over a screen — to be licked. So far it can create the flavor of chocolate.
Vietnam sentences dissidents to prison for spreading anti-state propaganda
Four prominent Vietnamese dissidents have been given harsh prison terms for speaking out against the government. Activists say it's part of an escalating crackdown on dissent.
A pill to treat COVID patients gets the FDA's emergency authorization
Pfizer has received emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 pill, giving doctors a new tool for treating the virus. Who qualifies to take it and is it expected to work against the omicron variant?
Overcrowding at a Pennsylvania hospital reaches a crisis level
NPR's Melissa Block talks to Dr. Essie Reed at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., about the strains of the COVID-19 surge on personnel and care.
After court-approved adoption, Georgia family is going to have an epic Christmas
Angela and Elliott Turbeville have been fostering six children — all biological siblings — for the past two years. They reunited the kids after they had been split up in different foster homes.