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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.
One year after a tornado ripped through Mayfield, Ky., residents are healing
by Derek Operle
A tornado leveled the town of Mayfield, Ky., and killed dozens of people one year ago. Since then, residents have banded together to recover and are working to make this holiday season brighter.
How close are we actually to fusion energy powering society?
by Geoff Brumfiel
Fusion energy has remained a distant dream for decades, but scientists announced they got more energy back than they put in to create the reaction. How close are we to fusion energy powering society?
Brittney Griner's agent on what it took to get Griner back to the U.S.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brittney Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, about clearing hurdles to get Griner back to the U.S. and what's next for the "We Are BG" movement.
Alex Ovechkin makes hockey history with his 800th goal
Ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols made history Tuesday when he scored his 800th goal.
Iran is suspended from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
by Michele Kelemen
Iran has been suspended from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This came as a reaction by the U.S. and other countries to Iran's crackdown on women's rights protesters.
The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest announces its winners
The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest winners include "Ctrl-Salt-Delete," "Clearopathtra" and six others.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer parents face scrutiny
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Justin Baer about former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.
Remembering Sandy Hook shooting victims ten years later
NPR remembers the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ten years later.
Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law
by Domenico Montanaro
President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law at a White House ceremony.
Scientists announce nuclear fusion breakthrough
by Geoff Brumfiel
Scientists announced a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion. They were able to coax more power out of an experiment than they put in.
Pink Card tells the story of Iranian women's fight for freedom, rooted in soccer
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shima Oliaee about her new podcast, Pink Card, which chronicles Iranian women's fight against a ban on their attendance at soccer games.
Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals
by Eleanor Beardsley
Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The country faces France, which shares cultural, linguistic and family ties and a complicated colonial history.