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A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below.
NPR NewsAblaye Ndiaye, who has Down syndrome, carried the torch at opening ceremony. It was, he says, "a great moment." But the reality for people with intellectual disabilities in Senegal is a challenge.
NPR NewsThe rebellious leader of the Wagner mercenary group said he had ordered his troops back to base, but analysts say the serious challenge to the Russian president will diminish his authority.
NPR NewsYevgeny Prigozhin posted a message on social media claiming Wagner troops have agreed to stand down and return to bases.
NPR NewsOn Feb. 5, 2022, Charles Givens was found unresponsive in his cell at Marion Correctional Treatment Center. An autopsy and other documentation indicate Givens suffered a beating, a lawsuit alleges.
NPR NewsWith states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they're trapped by vague laws that criminalize care. And ongoing court battles make it hard to keep up with the procedure's legal status.
NPR NewsFor years, Japanese leaders have tried to halt the country's falling birthrate. They might find lessons in the city of Akashi, whose population has been growing.
NPR NewsEach year in northern Pennsylvania, hundreds of stargazers attend gatherings under increasingly rare dark skies to look for faint galaxies, star clusters and nebulae.
NPR NewsRussian president Vladimir Putin described the actions of the head of the private military Wagner Group as an act of rebellion and a crime against Russia
NPR NewsThe announcement follows a statement from Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin accusing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering a rocket strike on Wagner's field camps in Ukraine.
NPR NewsThe company recalled mini and full-size versions of the toys after a dozen children were injured after sitting or falling onto them.
NPR NewsStarbucks workers in cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio plan to walk out or picket over coming days following worker accusations that the company is scaling back its LGBTQ support.
NPR NewsThe Titanic director has made 33 dives to the shipwreck and visited ocean depths in a submersible he built himself. He compares OceanGate to the Titanic in that both ignored safety warnings.
NPR NewsThe Navy, which was part of the unified command hunting for the Titan submersible, said it had acoustic data "consistent with an implosion" on Sunday at the start of a five-day search.
NPR NewsOn Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.
NPR NewsThe Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a major victory in a long-running dispute over how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.
NPR NewsThe case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.
NPR NewsThe Nuclear Ship Savannah offers a snapshot of a nuclear future that never quite came to pass.
NPR NewsAbortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.
NPR NewsAid workers in Afghanistan claim the Taliban is using threats and violence to control the way aid is distributed at a time when aid is more critical than ever.
NPR NewsAll five people aboard the Titan are believed dead after an implosion. Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. The FDA approves the first gene therapy for muscular dustrophy.
NPR NewsVoters will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. But some of the most popular candidates won't be on the ballot.
NPR NewsAttorney John Eastman was a key player in Donald Trump's legal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The State Bar of California is now seeking to revoke Eastman's law license.
NPR NewsThousands are in Denver this week to learn about the future of psychedelics like magic mushrooms and MDMA, and to talk business.
NPR NewsThe state is moving quickly to destroy the snails before the snails destroy Florida's crops. The snails contain both male and female reproductive organs and lay up to 500 eggs at a time.
NPR NewsWho or what is chicken? You decide in this week's NPR news quiz.
NPR NewsDespite more than a year of war in Ukraine, regular missile strikes and power outages, the party goes all night long at a basement club in Kharkiv.
NPR NewsFor decades, the politics around abortion were pretty well set. Then came the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It was a political earthquake, and in many ways the ground is still shaking.
NPR NewsAfter the Supreme Court ruled a year ago to overturn Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states acted to outlaw abortion or severely restrict access. Here's how those laws affected the lives of residents.
NPR NewsThe warning from the Food and Drug Administration is the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years.