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After scouring roughly 200,000 square miles with no sign of the three and their sailboat, the Mexican navy and U.S. Coast Guard have suspended the search. They've been missing for more than two weeks.
NPR NewsScientists have learned that northern elephant seals — massive creatures found along the Pacific Coast of North America — cobble together a couple hours of sleep using underwater power naps.
NPR NewsStill, U.S. and China need to work together on issues like climate change and debt relief.
NPR NewsA fourth suspect was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announced.
NPR NewsWashington Post reporter Todd Frankel explains how the AR-15 was adapted from the M16 military combat automatic rifle, and how it became an icon of gun culture and a favored weapon for mass shooters.
NPR NewsThe Biden administration catalogued 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on federal land. It plans a new rule to better protect woodlands from fires and other climate change effects.
NPR NewsAuthorities are looking for the North Carolina man they say shot a kindergartner and three others. It's the fourth high-profile incident this week in which apparent mistakes were met with gunshots.
NPR NewsResearchers have found a system in the brain that seems to integrate control of individual muscles with a person's intentions, emotions, and entire body.
NPR NewsFilming is set to resume this week in Montana, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico in 2021.
NPR NewsGreek Lessons feels like a departure from Han Kang's other English-translated novels; tugging bit by bit at the heartstrings, readers are left speechless with both sadness and hope by the final pages.
NPR NewsAfter close to two weeks of fighting and a failed attempt at an internationally-brokered cease-fire, most of its hospitals are shut down and inaccessible.
NPR NewsDespite being welcomed by European neighbors, for most Ukrainians, it's not enough to build a new life. Many are caught in a cycle of repeated uprooting, displacement and return.
NPR NewsThe competition withdrew its new category after pushback from animal rights groups. The controversy highlights a broader debate over how to manage the invasive species.
NPR NewsAs Western wildfires get more destructive, scientists are finding a far-off connection to shrinking ice on the Arctic Ocean.
NPR NewsThe U.S. desperately needs more Black and Hispanic doctors, research shows. But financial pressures and discrimination can keep young people from even applying to med school.
NPR NewsBillions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. If the federal government fails to oversee how the money is spent, advocates worry it will be wasted.
NPR NewsPolice are investigating the death of the singer for the boy band Astro, but have so far found no signs of foul play, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
NPR NewsThe settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging Facebook developers sold user data to Cambridge Analytica, a former political consulting firm, to target people in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
NPR NewsUnder a cloudless sky, about 20,000 eclipse chasers watched a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness Thursday with an accompanying temperature drop.
NPR NewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said the Starship rocket is intended to transport people to the Moon and Mars.
NPR NewsThe tragedy was Yemen's deadliest in years that was not related to the country's long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which later this week marks the end of Ramadan.
NPR NewsCOVID-19 disrupted health care across the globe. causing the biggest drop in childhood vaccination rates in decades. UNICEF's latest estimates find that nearly 50 million children entirely missed out.
NPR NewsCommotio cordis is the leading cause of death in youth athletes across all sports. He wants to change that.
NPR NewsSpeaker McCarthy's proposal would lift the nation's credit limit for one year in exchange for spending cuts.
NPR NewsAn estimated 15 million people are threatened by floods that happen when glaciers melt rapidly. Nepal's Himalayan communities are on the front lines.
NPR NewsThe announcement kicks the can down the road on what the high court will do for another few days. Mifepristone is used in about half of all abortions nationwide.
NPR NewsAs rival military factions fight on the streets of Sudan's capital, three women describe what life is like for them. "I think we can die at any time. Nobody can feel safe in Khartoum now," one says.
NPR NewsGenBioPro, which makes a generic form of mifepristone, is suing the FDA seeking to preserve access to the drug amidst ongoing federal litigation.
NPR NewsThe suspects, 16 and 17, were arrested in connection with the shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the two would be tried as adults.
NPR NewsA dozen people have been arrested after a hospital fire in Beijing killed 29 people. Chinese netizens question why they weren't informed immediately.