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Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former lover and business partner of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif. on Dec. 7, 2022.

National

Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani is sentenced to nearly 13 years for his role in Theranos fraud

7:41pm December 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

A jury found Elizabeth Holmes' former business and romantic partner guilty in July on all 12 felony counts of defrauding Theranos investors and the patients that used the company's faulty blood tests.

Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during an election night watch party on Tuesday in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

Why Warnock's seat means so much to Senate Democrats

7:01pm December 07, 2022

by Juma Sei

Warnock's win now gives Democrats firm control of the Senate and makes life easier for them in a number of ways --among them: a cushion in trying to pass bills and assured committee control.

Orion's maximum distance from Earth was achieved on flight day 13, when it was 268,563 miles away. That's farther than any other spacecraft built for people--but only mannequins were on board.

Science

50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back

3:54pm December 07, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.

British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs on stages around the world, sharing his love of classical, folk and pop.

Music & Culture

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason celebrates his eclectic inspirations

3:14pm December 07, 2022

by Olivia Hampton

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about growing up in a house filled with music, playing at Harry and Meghan's royal wedding and performing some of his favorite pieces.

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Santonastasso Enterprises, which owns and operates 13 McDonald's franchises in and around Pittsburgh, Pa., paid a civil penalty of $57,332 for violating child labor laws, according to the Department of Labor.

National

McDonald's franchise owners are caught violating child labor laws

1:56pm December 07, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Santonastasso Enterprises broke the law when more than a 100 teens were asked to work too many hours or too many late shifts, according to the Department of Labor.

Amber Mark's Three Dimensions Deep is one of NPR Music's top 20 R&B albums of 2022.

Music & Culture

The 20 Best R&B Albums of 2022

1:15pm December 07, 2022

In 2022, R&B rediscovered its place in the club, pushed into the outer reaches of space, found and lost love (as always) and relished the beauty of the Black experience.

President Biden delivers remarks during a reception to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff at the White House on Sept. 30.

Second gentleman Emhoff says antisemitism has become an epidemic

1:09pm December 07, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The second gentlemen, Doug Emhoff, gathered a group of Jewish leaders at the White House to discuss the surge in anti-Jewish comments involving prominent people.

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Jonathan chills on the lawn of Plantation House, the residence of the governor of St. Helena, in October 2017. The world's oldest tortoise is celebrating what is believed to be his 190th birthday this year.

World News

Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake

12:49pm December 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

While Jonathan's exact birthday is unknown, it's estimated he was born in 1832 — before the first photograph of a person and the first postage stamp. He's getting lots of well-wishes on St. Helena.

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A woman wearing a face mask and face shield get ready for her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. China has announced new measures rolling back COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting lockdowns and testing requirements.

China announces a rollback of its strict anti-COVID-19 measures

10:31am December 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its restrictive anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting the scale of lockdown to individual apartment floors and buildings.

Andy Lang visits the gravesite of his sister Bertha Reed, Sunday November 20, 2022 in McIntosh, Alabama. Lang worked at the Olin Corp. chemical plant as a contract pipefitter, his sister retired after working as a lab analyst. Soon after she retired, Reed, who did not smoke cigarettes, was diagnosed with lung cancer. She died in 2017 at age 64.

Health & Safety

Factory workers across the U.S. say they were exposed to asbestos on the job

10:24am December 07, 2022

Their accounts contrast sharply with what chemical giants have said about worker safety at their facilities. At an Olin plant outside of McIntosh, Ala., workers recall decades of asbestos exposure.