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Sen. Blumenthal remembers colleague and friend former Sen. Joe Lieberman
NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the legacy of Joe Lieberman, a former Connecticut senator and onetime Democratic VP nominee, who died at age 82.
If skydiving is on your bucket list, here's a story that might help you take the leap
A 104-year-old woman over the weekend ditched her walker before skydiving from more than 10,000 feet above northern Illinois. Dorothy Hoffner first skydived when she was 100 years old.
All episodes of a pre-'Monty Python' comedy series have been found in a vault
For 54 years, the six episodes of A Complete and Utter History of Britain were in vaults of British channel ITV. The unarchived episodes are only available in the U.K. for now.
The U.N. Security Council approves sending Kenya-led force to quell violence in Haiti
The United Nations has approved the deployment of a Kenyan led security mission to Haiti — sparking human rights concerns about deploying a force that has a long record of abuses.
Some famous names that have become a part of our lexicon
Simone Biles, widely recognized as the greatest gymnast of all time, now has five gymnastics skills named after her. But you don't have to be an Olympian for your name to go down in history.
After a 148-day writers strike, late night shows are back on the air
Following a bargaining table agreement between the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios, TV's late night talk shows are back.
During a campaign swing through New Hampshire, Nikki Haley gains momentum
by Josh Rogers
National polls put Donald Trump far head of his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination. But in the early voting state of New Hampshire, former U.N. Ambassador Haley has vaulted into second place.
Trump's $250 million civil fraud trial is underway in New York
Former President Donald Trump and other defendants are accused of exaggerating the value of their real estate. Could he be banned from business in the state?
Morning news brief
Ukrainian troops make limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land. The fraud trial begins Tuesday for the founder of FTX. Laphonza Butler will make history as California's newest U.S. senator.
The Hollywood writers strike is over, but the actors strike could drag on. Here's why
by Chloe Veltman
The actors union, SAG-AFTRA, is hoping to cut as good a deal with the studios as the writers union, WGA, did last week. But the negotiations, starting Monday, could be more complicated.
Computers assess whether an asteroid or volcanic eruption killed off the dinosaurs
Analysis from Dartmouth College removed human bias — finding volcanic activity in what's now India produced enough toxic gas to end the reign of the dinosaurs long before a meteor struck Earth.