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These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch
by William Troop
Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
L.A. fires latest: Close to 200,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation
by Kirk Siegler
As high winds persist, Los Angeles struggles with water and firefighting staffing challenges. Authorities say "thousands" of homes and businesses are destroyed. At least five people have died.
A wage hike for home health care workers in Nevada is proving game-changing
by Andrea Hsu
After Nevada gave home care workers a huge raise, from about $11 to $16 an hour, turnover in the industry fell sharply. Now, caregivers are preparing to lobby for another wage hike.
NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
NASA has decided it's going to pursue parallel missions to attempt to retrieve samples of rock on Mars collected by rovers.
Bad Bunny's new album is being called his most Puerto Rican and political yet
by Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
No matter how famous he gets, the focus of Bad Bunny's music always comes back to his home of Puerto Rico. And his new record is being called his most Puerto Rican and most political album yet.
Ancient kangaroo teeth hold clues to the role of climate change in ancient extinction
by Ari Daniel
In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species. New research suggests climate change played a much smaller role than once thought, though not all agree.
Altadena Town Council chair talks about disaster response from the Eaton fire
by Juana Summers
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Victoria Knapp, chair of Altadena Town Council, about the destruction in her town from the Eaton fire.
Outgoing CIA Dir. Bill Burns shares his outlook on Russia, Mideast and ISIS
by Noah Caldwell
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.
Carter to be laid to rest in Georgia following today's funeral service
by Stephen Fowler
Former president Jimmy Carter will be laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Ga. He died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, and was honored with a National Funeral Service in Washington, D.C.
How several major landmarks are doing in the Los Angeles fires
by Chloe Veltman
Seven Los Angeles landmarks and how they're affected by the fires raging across the region.
The latest on the fires burning across southern California
by Tinbete Ermyas
Destructive winds not seen in more than a decade have led to multiple fires burning across Southern California. Here's the latest information.