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A new Louisiana law will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance
A new Louisiana law in effect Oct. 1 will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance. It's used in medication abortions, but also for postpartum hemorrhage and other obstetric issues.
Life Kit: Keeping holiday traditions — and starting new ones
by Marielle Segarra
NPR's Life Kit offers lessons on how to get through new and old family traditions during the holiday season.
Brenda Lee is much bigger than her 1958 Christmas song that just hit No.1
65 years after it was released, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. NPR's Scott Detrow talks about it with singer Brenda Lee.
In 1977, a 12-year-old invented record scratching and changed hip-hop forever
Dusty Henry of KEXP's 50 Years of Hip Hop podcast explores a groundbreaking innovation by 12-year-old Theodore Livingston, aka Grand Wizzard Theodore.
Trump's legal team tries to delay his election interference trial — and get it on TV
Former President Donald Trump and some media organizations are pushing for the Jan. 6 federal election interference trial to be televised.
The Lakers and the Pacers compete for the NBA Cup tonight in Las Vegas
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Justin Tinsley, senior sports reporter at ESPN's The Undefeated, ahead of the NBA Cup championship game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.
The latest from Israel: Bombing in areas packed with displaced Gazans
by Eleanor Beardsley
Heavy fighting continues in Gaza, with Israel's warplanes attacking from the air, and troops battling on the ground. U.N. officials warn of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Israeli strike badly damages Gaza's oldest mosque
by Daniel Estrin
An Israeli strike has badly damaged an iconic and historic mosque in Gaza. As conditions around Gaza worsen amid the offensive, Israel claims it was aiming at Hamas militants.
How corn masa could help lower birth defect risks among Hispanic people
by Bonnie Petrie
The CDC is urging manufacturers of a type of flour used to make foods like tortillas and tamales to add folic acid to help lower the risk of some birth defects in the Hispanic population.
British government pushes ahead with plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda
by Lauren Frayer
Despite legal challenges, the U.K. is pushing ahead with a plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda. But it's already cost taxpayers twice what was planned, and no one has been deported yet.
The art of translating a film like 'The Boy and the Heron'
The Boy and The Heron is the latest movie from legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki. The English language version of the movie stars Robert Pattinson, Karen Fukuhara and Mark Hamill.