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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."
World Cup fans in Los Angeles turn out to celebrate Argentina's championship
Fans in Los Angeles went wild when Argentina won the men's World Cup after an eventful final match against France. It was Argentina's first world championship since 1986.
Argentina's Lionel Messi has been chasing a World Cup win for 16 years
Argentina's World Cup win on Sunday was especially meaningful for star Lionel Messi. Where does he rank now that he's joined legend Diego Maradona in Argentina's World Cup winner's circle?
A black bear, removed from a national park in Tennessee, finds her way home
After received complaints that the bear was stealing guest's food, she was moved to a forest in Georgia. The bear trekked through four states to get back to her favorite camp site.
Millions of student loan borrowers' debt unnecessarily spent years in forbearance
While the Supreme Court is yet to decide on President Biden's student loan relief plan, the Department of Education is reviewing millions of borrower accounts and could cancel debts for some.
The story of a Kansas couple struggling to avoid bankruptcy over medical debt
by Bram Sable-Smith
In NPR's on-going investigation into medical debt with Kaiser Health News, we travel to Lawrence, Kan., to see how far one couple went to avoid bankruptcy.
Rapper Ab-Soul is back after taking time off from music to deal with his grief
NPR's A Martinez talks to Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, better known as rapper Ab-Soul, about his new album: Herbert. The new songs are all about grief.
El Paso is dealing with a surge of migrants crossing the southern U.S. border
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Tommy Gonzalez, the city manager of El Paso, Texas, where the mayor recently declared a state of emergency over an influx of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why many Jews in the U.S. are conflicted about publicly celebrating Hanukkah
by Deena Prichep
With rising anti-Semitism, many American Jews are conflicted about whether to publicly celebrate Hanukkah. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Dec. 18, 2022.)
The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation
The House Jan. 6 panel will take up criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump. The referrals will be voted on Monday in what's likely to be the group's last public meeting.
Argentina celebrates its first World Cup title in 36 years
by Carrie Kahn
People across Argentina are celebrating Sunday's win over France. It is the first trophy for team captain Lionel Messi, who was likely playing his last World Cup match.
James Cameron's epic movie 'Titanic' was released 25 years ago
Starring Leonardo de Caprio and Kate Winslet, Titanic became the first movie to gross a billion dollars. The special effects of the late 1990s are part of what made this film a blockbuster.