News

White House adviser discusses U.S. coronavirus testing shortages

4:29pm January 10, 2022

New White House testing adviser Dr. Tom Inglesby talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about COVID testing shortages in the U.S. and the Biden administration's efforts to increase access, including at-home kits.

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Staffing crisis is slamming California hospitals

4:29pm January 10, 2022

by Jackie Fortier

California hospitals are calling in the National Guard to help with a staffing crisis. So many nurses and other health care workers are out with COVID that administrators can't fill necessary shifts.

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How the current COVID surge is hurting learning and kids' mental health

4:29pm January 10, 2022

Thousands of schools around the country have once again shifted to remote learning as COVID cases rise. It's taking a huge toll on children.

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Arts

Bob Saget pushed boundaries in his stand-up shows

4:29pm January 10, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Bob Saget was found dead Sunday night at age 65. Many remember him for his roles on TV. But he was most at home by himself, on stage, telling often-raunchy and boundary-pushing jokes.

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Celebrities are taking to social media to remember actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured here in 2019, who died on Sunday at age 65.

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Bob Saget's co-stars and fellow comedians are remembering his humor and kindness

4:23pm January 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

John Stamos, Norman Lear and Whoopi Goldberg are among those paying tribute to the actor and comedian, who was found dead in an Orlando, Fla., hotel room on Sunday at age 65.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (left) and Russian deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (right) pose for pictures as they attend security talks on soaring tensions over Ukraine, at the U.S. permanent Mission, in Geneva on Jan. 10.

World News

Russia digs in on Ukraine never joining NATO, on a day of talks with the U.S.

3:49pm January 10, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"For us, it's absolutely mandatory to make sure that Ukraine never, never, ever becomes a member of NATO," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

An image from a Los Angeles police officer's body-worn camera shows the pilot of a small plane being dragged to safety after his aircraft crash-landed in the path of an oncoming commuter train.

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A plane crashed, then was smashed by a train. Its pilot was rescued just in time

3:22pm January 10, 2022

by Bill Chappell

A Los Angeles police officer's bodycam video captured the dramatic sequence, showing police and a bystander working to free the man from the wreckage.

Robert Durst is sentenced on Oct. 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. Durst was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the 2000 murder of Susan Berman.

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Robert Durst, real estate heir, dies in prison at 78

2:40pm January 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Durst was sentenced in October to life in prison for killing Susan Berman and indicted in November for second-degree murder in his wife Kathie's death.

Firefighters gather in front of a Bronx apartment building on Monday a day after a fire swept through the complex, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens of others, many of them seriously, in New York City.

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New York revises the death toll in fatal Bronx fire to 17, including 8 children

2:39pm January 10, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

City officials had said on Sunday that 19 people perished in the fire, including nine children.

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the FX's "Pose" Season 3 New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2021 in New York City. On Sunday, she became the first transgender actress to win a Golden Globe for her starring role in the show.

Arts

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez from 'Pose' is the 1st trans actress to win a Golden Globe

12:20pm January 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

While Sunday night's Golden Globes were not televised, Rodriguez gave an acceptance speech on Instagram Live in which she thanked those who worked on the show and spoke of paving the way for others.