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With two Black men running for Senate in Georgia, race takes center stage
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Hershel Walker face off in Georgia, the first time two Black men are major party nominees.
NPR NewsNPR NewsThese are the faces of the rising number of Black gun owners in the U.S.
Black gun ownership dates back to before the country's founding. In "Armed Doesn't Mean Dangerous," photographer Christian Lee captures the growing number of Black Americans who own firearms.
NPR NewsNetflix will roll out a cheaper plan with ads for $6.99 per month in November
The Basic with Ads plan will include 15-to-30-second ads before and during shows and films, as well as have a smaller selection of content due to licensing restrictions.
NPR NewsJan. 6 panel shows new footage of congressional leaders scrambling for security help
Thursday's hearing revealed new video footage of members of Congress working the phones from secure locations, interspersed with scenes of rioters chanting outside.
NPR NewsThe Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump
All nine members of the committee voted to subpoena the former president to testify before them. Presidential subpoenas are complicated but not unprecedented.
NPR NewsAfter the Crimean bridge attack, there are plenty of theories but few real answers
Theories abound about who is responsible for the attack and how they did it. On Wednesday, Russia arrested eight men alleged to have set off a truck bomb. Ukraine says Russia planned the attack.
NPR NewsGreece says its entire electrical grid ran on 100% renewables for the first time
Renewable energy sources covered Greece's electricity demands for about five hours last Friday, the operator of the country's power grid said.
NPR NewsFlorida governor eases voting rules in counties slammed by Hurricane Ian
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order extending early voting and mail ballot access for certain voters who were affected by Hurricane Ian ahead of elections this fall.
NPR NewsThe forgotten story of Jane Roe, who fought for and then against abortion rights
Norma McCorvey is the real name of the woman many Americans now know as the Roe in Roe v. Wade. Her story shows the ways class, religion, and money shape abortion politics in the US.
NPR NewsThe human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know
In An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision. Originally broadcast June 2022.
NPR NewsA jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz
Fourteen students and three staff members were killed in the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder.
NPR NewsColonoscopies save lives. Doctors push back against European study that casts doubt
Colon cancer specialists worry that results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine could be misconstrued, and keep patients from getting lifesaving cancer screening.
NPR NewsOnly 4 countries side with Russia as U.N. rejects annexations in Ukraine
"The world had its say," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling Russia's push for annexation "worthless."
NPR NewsA rare protest in Beijing calls for change ahead of a key Communist Party meeting
Online images showed banners that demanded "votes not leaders, dignity not lies" and urged students and workers to strike. Censors quickly scrubbed social media posts of the protest.
NPR NewsThe process of giving $2.2 billion to farmers who faced discrimination begins soon
The program is a part of the funding provided by the Democrat reconciliation bill. It is a part of an effort to address discrimination from the Agriculture Department.
NPR NewsA Holocaust survivor opens Italy's Senate as the far-right party is set to govern
Liliana Segre presided over the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month, when Italians voted in their first far-right government since World War II.
NPR NewsSee the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
The Natural History Museum in London runs the competition, which will soon enter its 59th year. This year's top prizes went to a teen from Thailand and an American who is just the fifth woman to win.
NPR NewsChina's major party congress is set to grant Xi Jinping a 3rd term. And that's not all
China's ruling party kicks off a national congress on Sunday in which Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as party boss and chief of the military.
NPR NewsSaudi Arabia's siding with Russia on oil cuts causes a rift with Washington
The decision by the OPEC+ group of oil producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, has created a breach in U.S.-Saudi relations, with members of Congress calling to retaliate.
NPR NewsMen in unions may make $1.3 million more in lifetime than men not in one, study says
Men who belonged to unions their entire career made up to $1.3 million more, on average, than men who never joined one, according to recently released research.
NPR NewsEyeballs and AI power the research into how falsehoods travel online
Getting a sense of falsehoods online might sound straightforward, but it isn't. Researchers use state-of-the-art algorithms but it also comes down to lots of scrolling and reading.
NPR NewsMany incomes can't keep up with inflation. Now one group is getting a raise: retirees
Retirees and others who rely on Social Security will see a large boost in benefits next year. The average benefit is expected to increase by about $140 per month, to keep pace with high inflation.
NPR NewsWhat the White House sees coming for COVID this winter
The U.S. should prepare for a spike in COVID cases this winter as more people gather indoors and infections already begin to rise in Europe, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha says.
NPR NewsAn Ohio man pleads guilty to plotting a mass shooting of college women in 2020
The suspect expressed admiration for Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six people and injured 14 others in Isla Vista in May 2014, according to the DOJ.
NPR NewsExplaining the NFL's latest concussion controversy and policy change
As the NFL heads into its sixth week, concerns around brain injuries are at a renewed high after a dramatic hit on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa prompted a change to the league's concussion protocol.
NPR NewsJan. 6 panel is back to present evidence in a final investigative hearing
A House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol holds its ninth public hearing, potentially the final one ahead of the release of its wrap-up report.
NPR NewsCOVID took over their high school experience. They want senior year to be different
For the class of 2023, every year of high school was disrupted by the pandemic. NPR talked to five seniors about what that's been like.
NPR NewsStanford University apologizes for excluding Jewish students in the 1950s
Stanford University intentionally excluded Jewish students for years, according to a report put forth by the institution. The university's president issued an extensive apology Wednesday.
NPR NewsKey moments from the Oath Keepers trial
Every trial has its own peculiar rhythms. The first seditious conspiracy case to stem from the Capitol riot is no exception.
NPR NewsA panel on India's top court splits on school ban on Muslim headscarves
Two judges on India's top court on Thursday differed over a ban on the wearing of a headscarf used by Muslim women in educational institutions and referred the issue to a larger bench to settle.