These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch
Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
Palme d’Or winner ‘Anora’ is a strip club Cinderella story
Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning comedy Anora is a Cinderella story of sorts, with a standout performance by Mikey Madison as the title character.
Israel says its troops have killed Yahya Sinwar, the Oct. 7 attack mastermind
Israel's military says its troops have killed Yahya Sinwar, an architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. His death is being seen as a possible chance to end the war he started just over a year ago.
How an anesthesiologist brought comfort to a woman on the operating table
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Samantha Hodge-Williams was terrified as she lay in the operating room. Then the anesthesiologist offered a surprising source of calm.
Journalist Bob Woodward weighs in on Biden's presidency in new book 'War'
NPR's Scott Detrow continues his interview with journalist Bob Woodward about his book War, which details how the Biden administration has navigated Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.
An illegal wine ring — busted in Europe — garnered up to 15 thousand euros per bottle
Six people have been arrested in connection with an international criminal network selling fake bottles of high-end French wine.
Harris and Trump see federal land in the Southwest as an opportunity for more housing
Both major presidential candidates are reimagining swaths of land in the Southwest, much of it federally owned and maintained, as an opportunity to build more housing. Could this work on arid land?
A man's colorful obituary for his father has gone viral
An obituary posted on Facebook mentions Robert Adolph Boehm’s habit of wearing unconventional hats, his possibly dangerous hobbies and his "last unintelligible and likely unnecessary curse."
A Russian man us freed after serving time for daughter's anti-war art
A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine at her local school. He has been freed after nearly two years.
In China, the price of vegetables has rocketed. The culprit: climate change
According to official statistics, the average price of fresh vegetables in China rose nearly 20% in August. A visit to the crops in China’s northeast helps explain the price spike.