Trapped Cars Faced New Holiday Travel Menace: #tumblegeddon
Tumbleweeds are common in the desert plateau of eastern Washington state. But a 12-foot high stack of them trapped cars for hours.
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California Will Enforce The Energy-Efficient Lightbulb Rule Trump Wants To Reverse
California and other states are challenging the Trump administration over its reversal of standards for energy-efficient lightbulbs.
Why North Korea's Kim Jong Un May Be Leaving The Door Open To Nuclear Talks
Kim Jong Un did not follow through on warnings about a harder line nuclear stance. Analysts say North Korea may be waiting to gauge President Trump's political prospects in 2020.
Kim Jong Un Says North Korea No Longer Bound By Testing Moratorium
The North Korean leader made his remarks to a session of the ruling Workers Party Central Committee. He accused the U.S. of failing to reciprocate the North's diplomatic gestures.
Trump's Push For Lofty Nuclear Treaty Sparks Worry Over Current Deal
President Trump and his Russian counterpart have the coming year to deal with an expiring nuclear treaty that will lapse just after the end of his first term.
Water Crisis Puts Oregon Community At A Crossroads
Groundwater in southeastern Oregon is drying up. Farming, which uses a lot of that water, could decimate the region unless communities make drastic changes soon.
U.S. Sends Reinforcements As Protesters Try To Enter U.S. Embassy Compound In Baghdad
Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators as President Trump called on Iraq to intervene with force. The protesters are angry about a series of U.S. airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia.
It's New Year's Eve. Let's Drop Something From The Sky
"The things we choose to drop are visual symbols about the importance of the event or the place," sociology professor Michelle Janning said. That may mean dropping a giant Moon Pie down a building.
Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says
Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.
An Attempt At Do-It-Yourself Car Repair Goes Awry, And Takes A Surprising Turn
On Dec. 31, 1979, NPR's Art Silverman told the story on this program of his attempt to repair his car himself. We update the story with surprising news about the car and its recipient.