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The FDA will soon move to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products. It's more than a decade after research raised alarms about health risks and other worrying chemicals remain in the products.
NPR NewsHaley has said that her home in South Carolina was recently targeted by so-called "swatting" incidents while her elderly parents were at home.
NPR NewsThe late author-illustrator, creator of Pierre and Where the Wild Things Are, loved whistling, Mozart, and Mickey Mouse curios. His trademark whimsy can be found in the new book Ten Little Rabbits.
NPR NewsMeta will start labeling images created with leading artificial intelligence tools in the coming months, amid growing worries about the potential for AI to mislead.
NPR NewsThe late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits.
NPR NewsIn Southern California days of rain have turned hills into rivers of mud. Dartmouth is reinstating SAT and ACT testing requirements.
NPR NewsRepublican senators are now casting doubts on the new border security and foreign aid deal. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says they're caving to pressure from Trump to boost his reelection bid.
NPR NewsNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) about the border and foreign aid deal pending in the Senate. He was in the bipartisan talks that put the bill together.
NPR NewsOne of the world's most prominent climate scientists is suing a right wing author and a policy analyst for defamation, a case with big stakes for attacks on scientists.
NPR NewsKeith announced on social media in 2022 that he had been having chemotherapy and radiation treatments for stomach cancer. He is behind such hits as "Red Solo Cup" and "Beer For My Horses."
NPR News"Impeachment talk" becomes the political conversation and an object of obsessive fascination for the news media. Whatever else is happening, impeachment talk is guaranteed airtime and clicks.
NPR NewsCalifornia is in the grips of an atmospheric river that's causing flooding all over the state. Climate change might be intensifying storms like it — but scientists are still working out the details.
NPR NewsDemocratic and Republican voters in Nevada head to the polls today for the "first in the West" state-run primary. President Biden is competing. Nikki Haley, is, too, but Donald Trump is not.
NPR NewsLauryn Valladarez was five months pregnant and watching her fiancé start to struggle in the ocean. That's when she started to panic.
NPR NewsThe plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's the first time a genetically modified crop is marketed directly to gardeners to raise at home.
NPR NewsCreated by cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969, Handala is a 10-year-old Palestinian refugee with his back to the world. The war in Gaza has renewed interest in this representation of Palestinian struggle.
NPR NewsBabe Ruth would have been 129 this week. Baseball has changed over the years, but one thing that has endured is fans' fascination with one of the greatest sluggers ever to set foot on the diamond.
NPR NewsBusts of psilocybin mushrooms went way up from 2017 to 2022, a new study finds, even as the psychedelic drug's potential benefits have been explored by scientists.
NPR NewsBeckwith died Sunday night in hospice care after dealing with cancer in recent years, his wife, Barbara Beckwith, said Monday.
NPR NewsVoting concludes Tuesday in Nevada's primary election. Polls close at 7 p.m. local time/10 p.m. ET. View the live results.
NPR NewsA bipartisan foreign military aid and immigration reform package is teetering ahead of a Wednesday vote in the face of Republican opposition.
NPR NewsOpposition lawmakers were forcefully removed from the chambers as they debated President Macky Sall's decision to delay the election. Authorities blocked mobile internet access amid growing protests.
NPR NewsThe share of Black and Latina women in unions rose in 2023 after moving in a downward trend for a few years. Meanwhile, the share of white and Asian American women in unions continues to decline.
NPR NewsA new study conducted by Dartmouth College found test scores could have helped less advantaged students gain access to the school.
NPR NewsIn the past week, the U.S. has targeted Israeli settlers in the West Bank, families continued to mourn their losses and Israel claimed to have defeated Hamas in a key Gaza city.
NPR NewsNorris wanted to see how Americans view race, so she asked people to share their thoughts in six words. Eventually, the project grew, garnering some 500,000 million entries from 100+ countries.
NPR NewsKing Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.
NPR NewsBipartisan Senate negotiators release a $118 billion border bill. Storms leave hundreds of thousands of Californians without electricity.
NPR NewsMiley Cyrus, SZA, Billie Eilish and others had a big night. But once again, the music industry found itself in the long shadow of Taylor Swift, who won album of the year and announced a new project.
NPR NewsChapman has performed sparingly in recent years. She took the Grammy stage to raucous applause and capped her performance with Luke Combs by receiving a standing ovation.