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An electrode in the brain restores the career of saxophonist Joey Berkley
by Phil Harrell
Saxophonist Joey Berkley lost his ability to play due to the muscular disorder focal dystonia, but experimental treatment has given him enough flexibility to record a comeback album titled A Suite Life.
Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur says the band is going on hiatus — again
The group first broke up in 2003 but got back together in 2009. It's not clear why the band is taking a break, but the "Parklife" singer told a French magazine that it felt like the right thing to do.
GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Trump was a no-show
Four Republican presidential primary candidates took the stage Wednesday night in Alabama. This was the last debate before the Iowa caucuses in January.
China turns quarantine centers into apartments — a year after lifting COVID rules
by Emily Feng
Dozens of makeshift centers were built but stand empty. Officials want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.
Dog with gingivitis terrorizes a village in southern Italy
There was a string of tire slashings in Vastogirardi. After setting up cameras, police found the culprit. A dog named Billy had gingivitis, and vets believe he was biting the tires to relieve pain.
It was 50 years ago this week that the iconic NYC club CBGB opened its doors
The legendary New York City club CBGB was known for hosting America's punk and new wave movements. The club closed its doors in 2006.
How do Kevin McCarthy's constituents feel about him abruptly leaving Congress?
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress at the end of the month. For more than a decade he's represented people in the area of Bakersfield, Calif.
U.S. mayors and governors are in Dubai to discuss climate change
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, Mo., who's part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation at the summit, to talk about her city's effort to tackle climate change.
Morning news brief
Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.
Trump to appear in NYC courtroom for the first time since gag order was upheld
Former president Donald Trump is expected back in a New York courtroom Thursday in one of the final days for the defense in his civil fraud trial.
A lawsuit says a man died, after drinking a highly caffeinated beverage at Panera
Another lawsuit has been filed against restaurant chain Panera after a second person died after drinking its caffeinated lemonade.
Alberto Fujimori, Peru's former president, freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
by Simeon Tegel
Fujimori had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives. His release has been condemned by human rights activists and triggered an uproar in Peru.
What's it like to live in southern Lebanon, where Israel trades fire with Hezbollah?
by Jane Arraf
People in southern Lebanon got a brief respite from the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, but that ended when the fighting in Gaza fighting.