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Supporoters and former employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rally outside of the CDC Chamblee campus

RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy

5:00am June 25, 2025

by A Martínez

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.

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National

Burglars in California missed their target: a medical marijuana shop

The burglars did break in, but not where they had planned. Security cameras show they accidently targeted the cloth diaper cleaning business, which was next door to the medical marijuana shop.

Customers of Southwest question their loyalty after massive flight delays

by Stacey Vanek Smith

The botched response by Southwest Airlines to a major winter storm triggered a public relations disaster, and a potentially significant hit to the company's bottom line.

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Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is being investigated for lying about his past

A Republican district attorney in New York has opened a probe into George Santos, who has admitted misleading the public about much of his official biography.

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The nation's electrical grids were tested over the last week. Did they pass?

The recent winter storm could have created another disaster: massive power outages. But luck and planning kept the electricity flowing — for the most part.

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Colorado's nearly $2 billion marijuana industry finally has had a bad year

by Ben Markus

For the first time since recreational cannabis sales were legalized, revenue has been down. COVID-19 has something to do with that. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 27, 2022.)

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Morning news brief

by Steve Inskeep

N.Y. Rep.-elect George Santos is being investigated for lying about his past. Ukrainians prepare for a renewed offensive by Russian forces. A new far-right government is sworn in Thursday in Israel.

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Hundreds of bats are saved after falling to the ground during Houston's cold snap

The bats nearly froze to death during last week's low temperatures, dropping from the downtown bridge where they live. Rescuers saved them by administering fluids and keeping them warm in incubators.

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Music & Culture

Lyrics from 'Blind' by hip-hop singer-songwriter SZA will stay with you

We asked music critic Kiana Fitzgerald, a frequent contributor to NPR Music: Was there a lyric from 2022 that stayed with you all year? She chose a line from the SZA song "Blind."

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Transitioning away from coal leaves Navajo communities struggling

by Alice Fordham

Despite years of warnings about coal mines and power plants shutting down on the Navajo Reservation, promised funding to help an economic transition has failed to materialize.

Politics & Government

Why Republicans are opposed to the lifting of Title 42 border restrictions

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican strategist Mike Madrid about Republicans opposition to lifting Title 42, an order used to expel thousands of asylum-seekers during the pandemic.

World News

Biden's foreign policy plan will face some big tests in 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The Biden administration's foreign policy for 2022 was centered on building alliances with other countries to counter Russia and China. Next year will show whether that has had an impact.

Have you made your New Year's climate resolution yet?

Many people are focusing on how to reduce their carbon footprint for next year — such as taking one less flight or eating less meat. We have advice on how to set climate resolutions for 2023.