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Freeway crash kills 6 youths thrown from car in Tennessee
A car crash killed six young people, including a 1-year-old infant, after they were ejected from their vehicle early Sunday on a freeway in middle Tennessee, authorities said.
NPR NewsNPR NewsTwitter says parts of its source code were leaked online
Some parts of Twitter's source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing.
NPR NewsIdaho is the latest state to permit execution by firing squad
Four other states — Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and South Carolina — also currently permit executions by firing squad, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
NPR NewsRandall Robinson, human rights activist and lawyer, has died at 81
He died in St. Kitts of aspiration pneumonia. He was known for his advocacy against South African apartheid and for Haitian democracy.
NPR NewsNetanyahu fires defense minister who urged a halt to overhaul of Israel's judiciary
The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he will move ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul Israel's judicial system — a plan that has sparked widespread opposition.
NPR NewsHong Kongers hold their first authorized protest in years, under strict rules
Protesters were required to wear numbered badges. The demonstration was against the proposed reclamation and construction of trash-processing facilities.
NPR NewsMississippi and Alabama face a painful recovery after storms and a tornado killed 26
President Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for Mississippi early on Sunday. State officials said that dozens of people remained injured.
NPR NewsAfter nearly 200 years, the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma reconnects with bison
Tribal members say the new herd will strengthen ceremonial practices and connect them not only with the animal but also with other Indigenous nations.
NPR NewsFacing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions
The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.
NPR NewsTo help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades
Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.
NPR NewsA judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library
The nonprofit, which has a mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," says it will appeal the ruling.
NPR NewsOn the border with Belarus, Ukrainian troops prep for a long war — and the front line
Russian forces crossed from Belarus into Ukraine a year ago, headed for Kyiv, before their unexpected retreat. As the war drags on, Ukraine is fortifying even the quietest stretch of this border.
NPR NewsThe president of the United Auto Workers union has been ousted in an election
A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.
NPR NewsPresident Biden's nominee to head the FAA has withdrawn after Republican criticism
President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after he appeared to lack enough Senate support.
NPR NewsActor Jonathan Majors was arrested for assault in New York City
Police were called to a domestic dispute in an apartment Saturday morning. Majors was charged with assault, strangulation and harassment. A representative for Majors said he "has done nothing wrong."
NPR NewsPutin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Putin said the plan was in response to Britain's decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.
NPR NewsMexican children's comic Chabelo dies at 88
Xavier López, a Mexican children's comic better known by his stage name "Chabelo," hosted the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015.
NPR NewsPhotos show the devastation caused by the deadly Mississippi tornado
The destructive tornado killed at least 23 people, leveled buildings and left thousands of customers without power.
NPR NewsCongress revisits approval for Iraq invasion, recalling change of heart on Vietnam
In terms of domestic politics, the Iraq War followed the trajectory of the Vietnam War, which also relied on a resolution supporting the use of military force that Congress passed and later repealed.
NPR NewsAn airplane-sized asteroid will pass between the Earth and moon's orbits Saturday
The asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass at a distance of over 100,000 miles, less than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. It's about 160 feet long — about the size of an airplane.
NPR NewsGEO Group sickened ICE detainees with hazardous chemicals for months, a lawsuit says
The Social Justice Legal Foundation says one of the country's largest private prison operators knowingly exposed ICE detainees to the disinfectant HDQ Neutral.
NPR NewsYou asked about bats, pets, immunity and other hot viral topics! We've got answers
In response to our series on spillover viruses, you had many questions: from the role of climate change to possible benefits. We turn the mic to you for a special edition of 'Hidden Viruses.'
NPR NewsA music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake
A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.
NPR NewsIntel co-founder and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died at 94
Moore also made his famous observation, now known as Moore's Law, three years before he helped start Intel in 1968. It said the capacity and complexity of integrated circuits would double every year.
NPR News1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand
More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.
NPR NewsA powerful tornado has killed at least 7 people in the U.S. South
The tornado tore through rural Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather moved through several southern states.
NPR NewsDarcelle, the world's oldest working drag queen, has died at 92
Walter Cole, better known as the iconic Darcelle XV, was crowned the world's oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records. Off stage, Cole championed LGBTQ+ rights.
NPR NewsA Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 2 people and left 9 missing
There were two fatalities, nine people missing and several others injured by the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, officials said.
NPR NewsGwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in a Utah court for a trial over a 2016 ski crash
The Oscar-winning actress took the stand Friday in Park City for a jury trial that will determine who was at fault in the 2016 crash. Paltrow is seeking $1 in damages.
NPR NewsThe unexpected return of a valuable briefcase restored Sri's faith in humanity
After her dad died, Sri Pisharody flew to India with her mother and daughter. She told her daughter to be wary of the rickshaw drivers but then something happened that made her question what she said.