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Industry watchers see Meta’s end of fact-checking as move to appease Trump, annual winter respiratory virus season returns with a vengeance, and Los Angeles wildfires force thousands of evacuations.

A woman cries as the Palisades Fire advances in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Etienne Laurent/AP hide caption toggle caption Etienne Laurent/AP More than …

An aerial view of mountains just north of Nuuk. Greenland is bigger than Mexico with a sparse population of just 56,000 people. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR …

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Hear excerpts from a 2007 NPR interview with former President Jimmy Carter talking about the stark question he faced after failing to win reelection: what to do with the rest of …

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President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday and attend a prayer service for the 14 victims of the New Year’s Day attack.

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Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building’s art and history. What they don’t hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. …

Nathan Williams, a University of New Orleans student, lights a candle at a memorial on Bourbon Street on Friday for the victims of a deadly truck attack on New Year’s …