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Alaska Airlines is the latest airline to ground its planes because of an IT meltdown. We talked to industry leaders about why these systems fail and what airlines can learn …

Christmas festivities return to Bethlehem, Trump-backed conservative candidate wins Honduras’ presidential election, a look at how Trump’s immigration policies have affected families this year.

Corinn Flaherty holds the first doll head she found washed ashore in 2015. It propelled her “descent down the flotsam rabbit hole” and was her inspiration for the Plum Island …

2025 has seen an explosion in AI-generated slop. NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel and Shannon Bond discuss how AI-generated videos are shaping reality online.

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Clockwise from top left: Eileen Schoch, Cory Lee, Kelly Mack and Karen Lohr are wheelchair users who’ve had to deal with hotel rooms that weren’t accessible as promised. Richard Beaven …

First responders work at the scene of an explosion and fire at Bristol Health & Rehab Center on Tuesday in Bristol, Pa. Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer/AP hide caption toggle caption …

The Trump administration is recalling dozens of career Ambassadors, saying the president wants diplomats who will advance his agenda. That’s what foreign service officers sign up for.

As the year draws to a close, photographs offer us a way to look back at the moments that defined the year. This collection brings together images made by NPR …

A immigrant from Venezuela tries in vain to access the CBP One app a day after the second inauguration of President Trump on January 21, 2025 in Nogales, Mexico. The …