Trump is sentenced in hush money case -- but gets no penalty or fine
President-elect Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction, meaning he will get a criminal record but no other penalties.
Consequences of viral cuteness as internet raves about pygmy hippo at Thailand zoo
While we might think it's cute when an animal goes viral online, but there are some real-world implications to an animal becoming too popular.
Flood-stricken areas are slow to recover from the remnants of Hurricane Helene
In eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, efforts to clean up the flooding from Hurricane Helene's remnants are slow-going. People are relying on each other as they struggle to move forward.
4 U.K. schools closed recently in Hackney. Why more are expected to follow
In London’s hipster neighborhood of Hackney, four primary schools shut this year, and playgrounds are empty. Rising costs and falling birthrates mean some of Europe’s biggest cities have fewer kids.
Morning news brief
Israel vows retaliation after an Iranian missile attack. What went right and wrong for the VP candidates in Tuesday night's debate. And after Hurricane Helene, neighbors are helping neighbors.
Broadway cast and crew of 'Our Town' visit N.H. sites that inspired Wilder
Thorton Wilder's American classic “Our Town” is staged nationally in high schools and regional theaters. It’s back on Broadway after a journey that started in New Hampshire, where the play is based.
Virginia resident, near the Tennessee line, describes when Helene struck her town
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Beth Minnick, who lives just outside of Damascus, Va., and saw her neighbor's home wash away in the storm system that was Hurricane Helene.
Songs That Move You: Linda Ronstadt's 'La Calandria'
Our friends at Alt.Latino feature a listener's recollection of how Linda Ronstadt's song "La Calandria" moved her grandfather to tears.
Israel presses ahead with ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Israel says it is using air force and artillery to support “limited” and “localized” ground raids. The offensive follows a wave of deadly explosions and two weeks of Israeli airstrikes.
Examining Washington's role in managing the escalating Middle East crisis
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Ryan Crocker about Israeli launching a limited ground invasion of Lebanon, and U.S. influence in the Middle East.
In battle over its past, China wages courtroom fight in California
As China marks 75 years of Communist rule, a battle is playing out over a Party insider's old notebooks and letters stored at Stanford University.