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After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S.
by Sacha Pfeiffer
The complex deal also brought home two sons of a Minnesota man who fought for ISIS.
Soccer or football? The discussion over the name of the sport is highly charged
Should the game be called "soccer" or "football"? Its a highly charged question as the U.S. plays the England in the World Cup on Friday.
The oldest leftovers ever discovered belonged to Neanderthals
The remnants of what may be the world's oldest cooked meal — from 70-thousand years ago — challenge the assumptions Neanderthals consumed only berries and raw meat.
A Beatles cassette was returned to a Texas library 44 years overdue
The tape of an interview with Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney was left anonymously — but the borrower has nothing to fear. The library says its been "fine-free" for over a year.
Why Colorado's Red Flag Law didn't stop the Colorado Springs shooting
by Martin Kaste
An update on Red Flag Laws and their impact in light of the mass shooting in Colorado Springs.
How inflation will affect this year's Black Friday shopping
by Alina Selyukh
Inflation is motivating shoppers to chase Black Friday deals even more than usual.
South Korea's supreme court rules on legal transgender recognition
by Anthony Kuhn
In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea's supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they have underage children.
Inflation makes food insecurity top of mind for many this holiday season
by Wailin Wong
Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot speaks with Morning Edition about food insecurity.
Noah Baumbach brings an acclaimed novel to life in 'White Noise'
The 1985 Don DeLillo novel "White Noise" has been adapted for the big screen by director Noah Baumbach (and later, the small screen; it's coming to Netflix in late December).
Blue bonds could be a solution for climate change and debt for some countries
by Wailin Wong
Low-income countries are seeing some of the most severe effects of climate change. They are also facing growing debt as interest rates go up. What if there was a way to solve both problems at once?
A full-time caretaker reflects on living and caring for her ailing mom
by Claire Murashima
Lauren Ahlgren, 34, is a full-time caregiver for her mom with Alzheimer's in Healdsburg, CA. She feels isolated, wants a family of her own, and is grieving her mom while she's still alive.