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House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest
by Barbara Sprunt
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
Pentagon keeps Austin's hospitalization quiet for days from White House, Congress
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.
After Alaska Airlines incident, FAA grounds certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes
NPR's Michel Martin asks retired pilot and safety consultant John Cox about the mid-flight blowout of part of an aircraft fuselage and the FAA's subsequent grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes.
Alabama convicted killer waits to be executed this month by nitrogen gas
by Chiara Eisner
We hear from Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, who is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas — a method of execution that has never been used in the U.S.
GOP presidential candidates have 1 week left to change voters' minds in Iowa
Republican hopefuls are making closing arguments to voters ahead of next Monday's first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest: the Iowa caucuses.
Congress has the power to grant Trump amnesty so he is eligible for primary ballots
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Indiana University's Gerard Magliocca about the role of Congress in deciding whether former President Trump appears on ballots in Colorado and Maine.
Morning news brief
More Israeli soldiers head north toward the border with Lebanon. Congressional leaders reach deal to fund the government. The president is told days later after the defense secretary was hospitalized.
January's full moon is known as the wolf moon. Do wolves really howl at a full moon?
The Old Farmer's Almanac says the moon got the nickname because wolves were likely heard howling in mid-winter. Wolf experts say the pack may be howling during full moons for other reasons.
81st Golden Globes: 'Oppenheimer' dominates, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie'
This year's Golden Globes were handed out in the first major broadcast of the Hollywood awards season since actors' and writers' strikes were settled.
Hundreds of Nepalese men moved to Russia to join in its fight against Ukraine
by Shalu Yadav
Participating in a far-flung war comes at a heavy cost. Ten Nepalese men have died, and more than a hundred are missing. Families blame local recruiters for Russia's army.
Has there been a change in frequency in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
While earthquakes and volcanic activity around the world may have been in the news a lot over the past year, there's no real increase. The number of climate disasters, however, is rising.
Bangladesh's prime minister wins a majority in parliamentary elections
Sheikh Hasina has been elected to a fourth successive term in elections that were marred by a boycott and low voter turnout. What's next, and what are the implications for the U.S.?
After 3 decades leading the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre resigns
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mike Spies, senior staff writer of The Trace, a nonprofit media outlet for gun-related news, about LaPierre's legacy, and how he shaped America's gun culture.