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President Joe Biden arrives at San Francisco International Airport for the APEC summit on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Biden announces new agreements with China on fentanyl and resuming military talks

10:22pm November 15, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden announced new agreements on fentanyl, AI and resuming military talks with China following his first meeting in a year with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the APEC summit.

An artistic depiction of the planet WASP-107b. Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest this hot gas giant has clouds made of sand.

Science

Clouds made of sand make for a strange kind of rain on this hot planet

9:07pm November 15, 2023

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

On Earth, clouds and rain are made of water. But the James Webb Space Telescope has found that on a planet called WASP-107b, the rain and clouds are made of sand.

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But the debates unfolding now about what it means for Spain to host the Latin Grammys hint at much larger questions about how the Academy decides what constitutes Latin music.

Music & Culture

The Latin Grammys are in Spain this year. So what?

5:00pm November 15, 2023

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

This year, the Latin Grammys will be held outside the U.S., in Seville, Spain. The location raises larger questions about how the awards perpetuate inequalities related to race, class and colonialism.

Israeli troops operate on the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in this photo released by the Israeli military. The Israelis say they found weapons belonging to Hamas, but did not provide details. Hamas denied the claim that it has been operating in or underneath the hospital.

Israeli troops enter Gaza's largest hospital and report finding Hamas weapons there

4:54pm November 15, 2023

Hamas denounced the actions by the Israeli military. The group denied the assertion by Israel and U.S. officials that militants were embedded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.

Batkid Miles Scott, center, received a key to the city from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, left, on Nov. 15, 2013.

Arts

10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he's 15 and healthy

4:47pm November 15, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

On Nov. 15, 2013, Miles Scott, a 5-year-old with leukemia, won hearts around the world when he became a superhero for a day with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Kevin Hart has been named winner of the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Hart will be celebrated/roasted by fellow jokesters at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in March.

Arts

Kevin Hart will receive the Mark Twain Prize — humor's highest honor

4:19pm November 15, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will go to comedian, actor, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart. Past recipients include George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett and Adam Sandler.

Amanda Zurawski is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against Texas. Here, she arrives at the Austin courthouse where a hearing was held on July 20.

20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

3:47pm November 15, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

For a century, New Hampshire voters have participated in the first-in the-nation presidential primary. Despite the DNC's desire to do so, they refused to change that status in the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.

Politics & Government

New Hampshire sets Jan. 23 as presidential primary date, bucking Biden's preference

3:32pm November 15, 2023

by Josh Rogers

President Biden's supporters are running a write-in campaign to ensure he still gets votes even though his name won't be listed on the state's primary ballot.

"An Appeal to Heaven" flag, a symbol embraced in recent years by Christian Nationalists, hangs outside Speaker Mike Johnson's congressional office.

Politics & Government

Speaker Johnson's close ties to Christian right — both mainstream and fringe

10:57am November 15, 2023

by Susan Davis

The Louisiana Republican has deep ties to evangelical leaders, including pastors who hold anti-democratic views and helped fuel the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a battle for God to save America.

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Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18.

Americans are split over Israel's response in its war with Hamas

10:26am November 15, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

An equal number say Israel's response to Hamas' attack has either been too much or about right. A majority of Democrats now say it's been too much, driven by people of color and younger respondents.