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The possible origins of Friday the 13th and other unlucky days
The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
We rank the nominees for the Academy Awards category: best original song
by Stephen Thompson
Oscar nominees for best original song can be anything from soaring ballads to toe-tappers that ground musical numbers. Songs by Rihanna and Lady Gaga are included in this year's nominees.
Senate panel holds hearing on global threats with heads of U.S. security agencies
Top U.S. intelligence officials briefed lawmakers Wednesday about unresolved mysteries, such as the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ailment known as the Havana Syndrome.
Mattel is modeling a Barbie doll after space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Aderin-Pocock's interest in space travel goes back to her childhood. She hopes the doll will inspire girls that STEM is for them. STEM being science, technology, engineering and math.
Getting abortion pills into Ukraine during a war meant having to be creative
by Gregory Warner
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the supply of abortion pills dwindled. NPR reporters follow a secret effort to resupply doctors and help women with pregnancies made complicated by war.
Morning news brief
Two Americans kidnapped in Mexico are found dead while two others survive the ordeal. The Senate is set to vote down a Washington D.C. crime bill. Five women denied abortions in Texas sue the state.
The hunt continues in Mexico for the gunmen who kidnapped 4 Americans
Two of the four Americans who were held captive and survived a kidnapping in Mexico last week were taken back into the U.S. shortly before noon on Tuesday amid a heavily armed convoy.