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Police called in to break up confrontations at UCLA campus protest
Police were called to the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles after fighting broke out this morning between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters.
British teenager's surprise World Darts Championship run ends in defeat
by Willem Marx
A 16-year-old captured the imagination of the British public after advancing all the way to the World Darts Championship final.
Best Buy says it will soon stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs
The Minnesota-based retailer says the move is in response to the changing ways its customers are consuming media these days — mostly through online streaming.
Billy Joel has called Long Island, N.Y., home — now the Piano Man is movin' out
Joel listed the property complete with two pools, a helicopter landing pad and a bowling alley for $49 million. He promised that selling the house didn't mean he was leaving Long Island for good.
After 20 years of prepping, a piece of land is ready to host endangered woodpeckers
by Grant Blankenship
It took 20 years to get a piece of land in Georgia ready to host endangered woodpeckers. U.S. Fish and Wildlife recently approved moving some of the birds to the site. (Story aired on ATC on 1/2/24.)
Unsealed court documents reveal names of men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein
New documents reveal the names of high profile men who associated with financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein before his suicide in federal prison in 2019.
A view from a migrant caravan where thousands had hoped to make it to the U.S.
As Republican members of Congress were touring the U.S. southern border, Mexican authorities were breaking up a migrant caravan at that country's southern border.
Hundreds of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been exchanged
Ukrainian prisoners, both military and civilian, were exchanged for Russian prisoners of war, as Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities.
What will it take for Israel to affirm mission accomplished in Gaza, and end the war?
by Daniel Estrin
What will it take politically and militarily, for Israel to declare victory and end the war in Gaza? There is growing debate in Israel about what kind of victory is even achievable.
Killing of a senior Hamas official in Beirut stokes fear of wider Israel-Hamas war
What's at stake for Lebanon in the Israel-Hamas conflict? NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Kim Ghattas, distinguished fellow with the Columbia Institute of Global Politics.
Structural engineers say Japan was prepared for this week's earthquakes
Why didn't more buildings fall during the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Japan this week?
Iran supports 'axis of resistance,' armed gangs it runs in the Arab world
Iran backs three key militant groups involved in the current Mideast turmoil — Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Here's a look at the role all three are playing.