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Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
by Leila Fadel
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
The on-field medical team that treated Buffalo's Damar Hamlin is being praised
by Tom Goldman
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized in critical condition after he collapsed during a game earlier this week. The team said he has shown some improvement.
Another atmospheric river, a column of airborne moisture, has hit California
Some parts of the state are already saturated and preparing for flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.
How many more voting rounds will it take the House to elect a speaker?
NPR's A Martinez speaks with GOP pollster Frank Luntz, a longtime friend of Kevin McCarthy, about the House speaker stalemate. McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker.
The House has voted 6 times without choosing a speaker
Lawmakers are embroiled in a dayslong stalemate over electing the next speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy starts a third day facing a group of fellow Republicans who object to him.
People who use illegal drugs in New York City can now find out exactly what's in them
by Caroline Lewis
Overdose deaths have soared in recent years, in part to the rise of fentanyl. A pilot program uses spectrometry to tell users of illegal drugs what, exactly, is in the drugs they are planning to take.
Migrating bird, a bar-tailed godwit, flies from Alaska to Australia without stopping
The bird, tracked by a satellite tag, broke a record when it flew the 8,4000 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. The bird flew for 11 days without stopping for food or rest.
A wandering cow in Australia is keeping firefighters busy
The cow first appeared walking through a New South Wales mall. The fire service moved the cow to a university campus, but then it got stuck in mud. Again the fire department was called.
A new professional cricket league launches in the U.S. in July
by Holly McDede
Competition starts with six teams, including one from San Francisco. Many supporters have ties to South Asian countries, and have been promoting the sport. (Story aired on Here & Now on Jan. 4, 2023.)
Katie Hobbs is about to be formally sworn in as Arizona's new governor
by Ben Giles
When Democrat Katie Hobbs is sworn Thursday as Arizona governor, her term may be one that sets a record for vetoes — as the legislature has an ideologue Republican majority with a narrow majority.
Attacks on states' substations raises questions about power grid safety
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Mroz, former president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and a senior adviser at Protect Our Power, about physical vulnerabilities of the U.S. grid.