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How to watch the Emmys on Monday night
After a strike-related delay, television's prestigious awards ceremony will air on Monday.
NPR NewsNPR NewsShipping container buildings may be cool — but they're not always green
Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used container — and the energy bills are through the roof.
NPR NewsIowa Republicans will use an app to transmit caucus results. Sound familiar?
The state Republican Party is extremely confident the system will work Monday, but election experts can't help but notice parallels to Iowa Democrats' disastrous technology in 2020.
NPR NewsThe Iowa caucuses are today. Here's what you need to know
Republicans in Iowa convene today on a potentially record-breaking chilly night — that could affect turnout — to commence the 2024 presidential contest. Follow NPR for updates, analysis and results.
NPR NewsThe Iowa caucuses are today. Here's what you need to know
Republicans in Iowa convene today on a potentially record-breaking chilly night — that could affect turnout — to commence the 2024 presidential contest. Follow NPR for updates, analysis and results.
NPR NewsAn old relative of the T. rex sparks new questions about the dinosaur's origins
Researchers say they've identified the oldest known Tyrannosaurus, shaking up the ongoing debate over how and when the dinosaurs arrived in North America.
NPR NewsHere are the 2024 Iowa Republican Caucus results
Republicans are holding their traditional caucuses on Jan. 15, and former President Donald Trump has been the clear leader in Iowa polling. View the live results.
NPR NewsTo get fresh vegetables to people who need them, one city puts its soda tax to work
In Boulder, Colorado, officials realized there were many people who needed access to fruits and vegetables but didn't qualify for federal food assistance.
NPR NewsThe Buffalo Bills are hiring fans to shovel snow before its game against the Steelers
The Bills vs. Steelers game was postponed due to inclement weather in Buffalo. The Bills are offering people $20 an hour to help clear the stadium of snow before Monday's game.
NPR NewsArévalo sworn in as Guatemala's president despite efforts to derail his inauguration
Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala's president on Monday minutes after midnight despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power.
NPR NewsA hot air balloon accident in Arizona leaves 4 people dead and 1 critically injured
Authorities said they do not know the cause of the hot air balloon accident at the time. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
NPR NewsNicaragua frees a jailed Catholic bishop and 18 priests, hands them to the Vatican
Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and Catholic Church by President Daniel Ortega.
NPR NewsTop Congressional leaders prepare for votes on a stop-gap spending bill
Top leaders in the House and Senate agreed this weekend on a bill that would extend government funding in two-tiers with some programs expiring on March 1 while others would be extended to March 8.
NPR News'The Honeymooners' actor Joyce Randolph dies at 99
The veteran stage and television actor's role as the savvy Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband.
NPR NewsSo far it's a grand decade for billionaires, says new report. As for the masses ...
As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.
NPR News2 Virginia prison supervisors named in death of a disabled inmate in amended suit
The new, amended lawsuit now includes Capt. Travis S. Poston and now-former Marion Warden Jeffery Artrip as defendants along with the five previously named prison officers.
NPR NewsThe Iowa principal who protected students during a high school shooting has died
Dan Marburger was critically injured during the Jan. 4 attack at Perry High School. The school superintendent said he was a "hero" who intervened with the teenage gunman so students could escape.
NPR NewsPeregrine moon lander heads back toward Earth and should burn up in the atmosphere
The mission was to be the first time an American company sent a spacecraft to the moon — and the first time the U.S. returned to the lunar surface in more than 50 years.
NPR NewsA volcano erupts in Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby town
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire.
NPR NewsBrutal cold adds another layer to Republicans' final push in Iowa
As the Republican presidential hopefuls have made their closing arguments in Iowa, they've also had to make another argument: to convince voters to come out Monday in dangerously cold temperatures.
NPR NewsWhat a bereaved father, a historian of Israel, believes after 100 days of war
A scholar of Israeli history reflects on the killing of his daughter and 100 days of war in Israel and Gaza. NPR's Daniel Estrin met him Oct. 7 when the war began, and again now.
NPR NewsThe catastrophe in Gaza after 100 days of Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers
Nearly 24,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began on Oct. 7, a staggering toll. Satellite imagery suggests that up to 160,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
NPR NewsNPR quiz goes global: Test your knowledge of milestones and millstones in 2023
Test your knowledge of global health and development with 12 questions about landmark events of 2023.
NPR NewsOpinion: Women with obesity are often restricted from IVF. That's discriminatory
Despite the lack of medical evidence for doing so, fertility clinics bar women over a certain BMI from their services. One writer makes the case such limits are unfair and unscientific.
NPR NewsAfter 100 days of war, Israel is determined to fight on in Gaza
Israel claims some achievements in more than three months of fighting since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, but the Palestinian death toll has soared and the militant group still clings to power in Gaza.
NPR NewsTaiwan's election was a vote for continuity, but adds uncertainty in ties with China
Taiwan's vice president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, will be the island's next leader. Tensions with Beijing seem poised to rise.
NPR NewsDenmark to proclaim a new king as Queen Margrethe signs historic abdication
Thousands of people will gather Sunday in downtown Copenhagen to witness a historic moment in one of the world's oldest monarchies.
NPR NewsFamilies of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour 'bring them home' rally
The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on the government to bring their loved ones home after 100 days spent in Hamas captivity.
NPR NewsNorth Korea launches ballistic missile, thought capable of hitting distant US bases
North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said.
NPR NewsA cold snap could swipe the spotlight in low-drama Iowa caucuses
Besides being first, Iowa's caucuses have marketed the element of surprise. Since their start in 1972, the caucuses' big story has most often been news because it caught many in the media off guard.