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Why don’t DJs at some radio stations play a wider variety of music?
by Lilly Quiroz
Why do pop radio stations play the same songs over and over again? We take a closer look.
Search and rescue operations in Antakya, Turkey, are incredibly dangerous
by Ruth Sherlock
One of the worst hit parts of the earthquake zone, is the southern Turkish city of Antakya. Building after building is flattened, and one of the city's hospitals is on its side.
Turkey and Syria face multiple challenges as they try to rescue quake survivors
The death toll continues to climb in Turkey and Syria after Monday's catastrophic earthquake. Rescue teams have worked around the clock, against freezing temperatures, trying to find survivors.
Rescuers search for survivors after a major quake hits Turkey and Syria
Damage from Monday's earthquake stretches for hundreds of miles in the two countries. Crews are searching for survivors, and offers of aid are pouring in from across the world.
A Black church in Louisiana aims to educate people on how to be healthy
by Shalina Chatlani
A new study looks at whether placing health care workers in churches can help eliminate health disparities that disproportionately affect Black communities in the South.
A preview of the economic backdrop for this year's State of the Union address
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, on how President Biden is likely to address the economy at Tuesday evening's State of the Union.
Crews in Ohio successfully release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers
Authorities in Ohio conducted a controlled release of chemicals in derailed train cars to avert a catastrophe from occurring in a region near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line
Earthquake hits areas of Syria already devastated by the country's civil war
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ammar Samo, a volunteer with White Helmets, which has been pulling victims out buildings destroyed by the war, about rescue efforts in northwestern Syria after the quake.
A stowaway frog triggered an alarm at Harrisburg's International Airport
A TSA official said the amphibian, which was found inside a piece of checked luggage, would be forgiven. The traveling public was reminded that live animals should never go into checked luggage.
Morning news brief
Emergency workers search for earthquake survivors in Turkey, President Biden tonight gives his State of the Union address and Ohio averts a catastrophe after chemical-filled train cars derailed.
State of the Union will give Biden a chance to reset the White House agenda
President Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. What do we expect to hear from the president on how the country and his administration are doing?
What caused Monday's major earthquake in Turkey? Here's what we know
by Geoff Brumfiel
A devastating earthquake has struck southern Turkey and Northern Syria. It's a seismically active part of the world known for big quakes. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 6, 2023.)