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Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour won gold in the women’s gymnastics uneven bars final Sunday at the Paris Olympics. It was the first ever gymnastics medal for an African country at an …

A CL 415 scooper, top, drops water on the Quarry Fire as a Firehawk helicopter maneuvers for a water drop Thursday, southwest of Littleton, Colo. Andy Cross/AP/The Denver Post hide …

Roger Heim (right) and Terry Smith (second from right), both of Valrico, Fla., fill sandbags in preparation for the weekend storm at the Edward Medard Conservation Park in Plant City, …

It can be anxiety-inducing to deliver a speech in front of an audience. NPR’s Life Kit talks with a speechwriter and a speech coach to get their best tips for …

Simone Biles performs her signature ‘Yurchenko double pike’ to win gold in the gymnastics women’s vault final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday at Bercy Arena. Loic Venance/AFP …

Members of advocacy group Parents for Safe Online Space rally after a hearing on Capitol Hill in January. The group supports proposed legislation that will hold tech companies accountable for …

A wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities is left on Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following the wildfire that devastated the area. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption toggle …

The character Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. James Mastromarino/Square Enix hide caption toggle caption James Mastromarino/Square Enix The character Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. James Mastromarino/Square …

Kamila Valieva is banned from figure skating because of a doping scandal that rocked the Olympic world after the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. But an international sports tribunal has ruled …

Admire Stewart and Margie Rodriguez hold up water bottles that Rodriguez purchased for housekeepers at the University of Maryland. Hydration is a challenge when the housekeepers work long hours in …