Hack, rizz, slay and other cringe-worthy words to avoid in 2024
Do your New Year's resolutions include improving your vocabulary? Then the 2024 Banished Words List from Lake Superior State is for you.
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In landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to judiciary
The decision on Monday was a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to weaken his nation's independent judiciary and raised new questions about Netanyahu's political future.
To tackle poverty, more states will offer bigger child tax credits in 2024
The new benefits take a cue from a pandemic success story — when an expanded U.S. child tax credit briefly cut child poverty in half. Some states include immigrants and index credits to inflation.
Gen X and President Biden: Reality bites
The president is most unpopular among members of Generation X, who lean more conservative than those in other generations.
Venice will limit tour groups to 25 people and ban loudspeakers to control tourism
City officials say the new rules, set to take effect in June, will help lessen the impact of tourism on the local community.
Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on 1 city: Khan Younis
It's the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began, and could signal that fighting is being scaled back in some areas. But the biggest city in southern Gaza still is fiercely contested.
Up First briefing: Life Kit has 50 ways to change your life in 2024
Whether you want to exercise more, pay off your debts or make big career moves, NPR's Life Kit is here to support you.
'Steamboat Willie' is now in the public domain. What does that mean for Mickey Mouse?
A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.
What to know about the New Year's Day college football semifinals
After the controversial final four picks, the day of their matchups is here: Michigan will meet Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Washington plays Texas in the Sugar Bowl.
Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on artificial intelligence in the courts
Roberts focused on the promise and shortcomings of artificial intelligence in the courts in his annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal cases involving Donald Trump.