A handful of the world's newly crowned 50 best restaurants are in the U.S.
This year's list of the 50 best restaurants in the world includes six American eateries, all in either New York or California.
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Taiwan says tensions with China are at their worst in 4 decades
No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity."
Pope Francis expresses shame at the scale of child sexual abuse by clergy in France
The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.
Long promised and often delayed, the 'pivot to Asia' takes shape under Biden
President Obama called for a greater focus on Asia to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century. A decade later, Obama's vice president, now President Biden, seems intent on making it happen.
Communities plan to search for more Indigenous children's remains in Canada
Thousands of Indigenous children in Canada died in the custody of boarding schools meant to assimilate them. Communities are searching for their remains.
Researchers who helped shape our understanding of climate change win Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics went to three scientists this year for their work on climate change and chaotic systems.
French Catholic clergy abused hundreds of thousands of children, report finds
A new report in France says hundreds of thousands of children have been abused by priests and others working in the Catholic Church over the last 70 years.
'Squid Game' conquered the world, but speaks to Korea
Squid Game has stunned viewers worldwide with its freaky take on the survival genre. Its specificity and historical references might be lost on its massive audience, though.
After weeks at a Wisconsin army base, one Afghan woman says she's bored, but grateful
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Khwaga Ghani, who was NPR's producer in Afghanistan for the past few years and is now at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin awaiting her visa.
An Afghan refugee girl grew up to be a prize-winning doc — with a little help from dad
From the moment Saleema Rehman was born, her father believed she was destined to be a doctor. Now she is the winner of a top U.N. award for her work helping displaced women in Pakistan.