Israel launches attack on Syrian government forces near Damascus
Israel attacked Syrian government forces near Damascus in what is says is a bid to protect a religious minority there. Clashes between Druze and Sunni Muslim fighters have killed at least 20 people.
Boredom is one of the '100 Things We've Lost to the Internet'
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, about her book: 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet.
The Environmental Protection Agency announces new vehicle emission standards
The Biden administration, reversing another Trump rollback, is tightening vehicle fuel mileage standards. It comes as much of Biden's other climate plans are at risk.
Jury Deliberations begin in Ghislaine Maxwell's Trial
NPR's A Martinez talks to Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown about jury deliberations which are underway in the sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein's associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Family of Emad Shargi, American held in Iran, will spend the holidays without him
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bahareh Shargi, wife of American businessman Emad Shargi, who's been held in an Iranian prison for more than three years.F
1 borrower's student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul
With the Biden administration loosening the rules of the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, one borrower, a special education teacher on the verge of retirement, got some good news.
What an interest hike would mean for credit card holders, mortgages, student loans
NPR's A Martinez asks Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about what the Federal Reserve's plan to consider raising interest rates means for your wallet.
Getting boosted is critical to getting a handle on COVID surges, Fauci says
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the surge of the omicron variant and the Biden administration's plan to combat its spread.
Hospitals brace for a COVID surge as people travel for the holidays
The U.S. is now averaging 125,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. While delta is still surging, the highly transmissible omicron variant likely will become the dominant variant very soon.
Once on children's wish lists, hazardous toys are on display in a museum
"Dangerous Games," an exhibition at the Napa Valley Museum in Northern California, harks back to a time when sharp and toxic playthings were on every kid's holiday wish list.
COVID adds another layer of concern for Kentucky's tornado survivors
It was another difficult weekend in western Kentucky as people try to recovery from devastating tornadoes. One complicating factor is the spreading omicron variant.
The omicron variant is driving a new COVID-19 surge in the U.K.
The surge in the United Kingdom is bringing new fears for the holidays and the winter months — along with fresh political troubles for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.