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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
A Black-owned barbershop is added to the National Register of Historic Places
by Katia Riddle
In Portland, Ore., a black-owned barbershop is celebrating its place on the National Register of Historic Places. The addition is part of a larger effort to recognize and protect Black history.
Sarah Palin faces Alaska voters again in a special election for Congress
by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Some 2,000 mental health care clinicians in California are on strike
by Lesley McClurg
Clinicians say their employer, Kaiser Permanente, is breaking state law by taking too long to connect patients with therapists. They say patients have to wait up to eight weeks to get an appointment.
Survivors of the McKinney fire are forced to rebuild during a time of inflation
by Kirk Siegler
Residents in rural northern California are being allowed back in to assess damage from the deadly fire. High costs for everything from gas to building supplies is making recovery daunting.
Believe it or not: dry western Kansas is the place to study prehistoric oceans
by David Condos
Scientists seeking to learn about prehistoric oceans have flocked to an unlikely place: western Kansas. And now, the fossils embedded in these Great Plains could hold clues about the future of life.
A probe into election interference in Georgia focuses on Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani helped lead efforts to try to reverse the 2020 election loss of former President Donald Trump. Giuliani's attorneys say he is the target of the Georgia investigation.
How are Republicans reacting to the Guiliani probe and the Mar-a-Lago search?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican political strategist Scott Jennings about how Republican leaders have responded to the latest events involving former President Trump and his allies.
A suspect in Oregon tried to flee the scene in an excavator
A man wanted for grand theft auto tried to make a getaway on a construction vehicle — an excavator. He made it about half a mile with deputies walking behind him until they made an arrest.
News brief: Georgia election probe, Alaska House seat, Kenyan election results
An update in the Georgia probe against former President Trump and his allies. Sarah Palin faces Alaska voters again in a special election for Congress. William Ruto wins Kenya's presidential election.
Barcelona is calling in reinforcements to guard against extreme wildfires
The city has revived an age-old fire prevention technique and deployed a platoon of grazing animals — goats and sheep — to feast away at the dry vegetation that can fuel wildfires.