'It's such a dream': Top high school performers step out on Broadway
With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.
12-year-old chess prodigy and his family are granted asylum in the U.S.
Tani Adewumi won the New York state championship three years ago. At the time he and his family lived in a homeless shelter, after fleeing Nigeria due to threats from the terrorist group Boko Haram.
England won't be the World Cup champs — despite the message on some T-shirts
A company ordered 18,000 T-shirts with the message: England, World Cup Winners 2022. But England lost to France in the quarterfinals. The T-shirts are now on sale at a third of the original cost.
Calif. commission to decide whether to cut a key incentive for rooftop solar
California's public utilities commission will vote on whether to get rid of a program that allows homeowners with solar panels to sell their excess power back to the grid.
Ammunition shortage causes Alaska Natives to have trouble putting food on the table
A nationwide shotgun shell shortage is making it harder for Alaska Natives to hunt for food. Migratory birds are a main source of sustenance for many rural communities at this time of year.
California gardener rents out real and reusable holiday trees
Love the smell of a live Christmas tree but hate to throw it out at the end of the holiday season? A California nursery rents real and re-usable Tannenbaums.
Morning news brief
A new NPR poll shows Americans want congressional leaders to compromise. Peru declares a 30-day national emergency. Israel's longest-serving prime minister is poised to return to office.
The long-awaited sequel to 'Avatar' is more than 3 hours long
"Avatar: The Way of Water" is poised to become one of the year's biggest film releases. It's the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster "Avatar," which is the highest grossing Hollywood film in history.