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Brittney Griner is back home in the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Russia
Friday, December 09, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.
Ukraine is calling for a boycott of 'The Nutcracker.' Ballet companies aren't budging
Friday, December 09, 2022
Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.
The Club Q suspect's bomb threat case was dismissed because victims wouldn't testify
Friday, December 09, 2022
A court has unsealed documents in a 2021 bomb threat case involving felony charges for the Club Q shooting suspect. The district attorney said a conviction would've required family testimony.
Céline Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome. Here's how it affects people
Thursday, December 08, 2022
The singer repeatedly postponed performances in the past year because of severe muscle spasms. In a tearful Instagram post, she revealed she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.
Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
Body camera footage showed Police Chief Mary O'Connor saying "I'm hoping you'll just let us go tonight" after a deputy pulled her and her husband over for driving an unregistered golf cart.
They ran a voter suppression scheme. Now they're sentenced to register voters
Thursday, December 01, 2022
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman robocalled roughly 85,000 voters across five states, falsely telling them that voting by mail would risk "giving your private information to the man."
Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin shut down a reporter's sexist question about their ages
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Asked whether she met with her Finnish counterpart "just because" of their similarities in age and gender, New Zealand's leader questioned whether reporters would ask the same of her male predecessor.
A teary Will Smith opens up to Trevor Noah about the 'rage' behind his Oscar slap
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
In his first big interview since March, the blockbuster actor said he "just lost it" over Rock's joke about his wife's hair. "That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time," he said.
Police find the remains of 4 infants inside a Boston apartment
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Police say they discovered "what appeared to be a human fetus or infant" and additional remains at an apartment in South Boston. An autopsy has revealed four infants: two female and two male.
Balenciaga is suing the producers of its own ad campaign after facing backlash
Monday, November 28, 2022
The luxury fashion house is taking legal action against the production company North Six after back-to-back ad campaigns have left the luxury fashion house embroiled in controversy.
The Buffalo Tops shooting suspect pleads guilty to state murder charges
Monday, November 28, 2022
The 19-year-old will be sentenced to life without parole for the state charges. He faces an additional 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence.
Elon Musk says Twitter will re-launch its verification program next week
Friday, November 25, 2022
The embattled CEO tweeted Friday that the company will re-launch its paid verification program next week. He says accounts will be manually verified and color coded, but has yet to offer details.
Virginia Walmart gunman left a 'death note' saying he felt harassed by coworkers
Friday, November 25, 2022
The store supervisor who fatally shot six coworkers apologized for what he was about to do while simultaneously blaming others for mocking him.
Inflation looms large as Black Friday shoppers head to the stores
Friday, November 25, 2022
More than 60% of shoppers say the economy is affecting their holiday plans. Many say they'll be more selective in their purchases, going for cheaper goods and less expensive stores.
6 people and the gunman are dead in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
A Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days.
1 dead, 16 injured after an SUV slammed through a Massachusetts Apple Store
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
A driver has been charged with reckless homicide after crashing through the plate glass window of an Apple Store on Monday.
FIFA bans beer sales at Qatar's World Cup stadiums in a last-minute reversal
Friday, November 18, 2022
Just two days before the World Cup is set to kick off, FIFA announced that only non-alcoholic beer will be sold at the 64 matches in Qatar. The tournament is sponsored by Budweiser.
The UVA shooting suspect is in custody after 3 football players were killed
Monday, November 14, 2022
Three football players were killed on a bus late Sunday after returning to the University of Virginia from a field trip. Police arrested the suspected gunman after a 12-hour manhunt.
Disney revealed its first plus-sized heroine. Not everyone is happy about her
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Bianca is a young ballerina who appears in a short film that's streaming on Disney+. But some fans aren't thrilled that her struggle with body image drives the two-minute plotline.
Got election questions? NPR's Domenico Montanaro has answers
Saturday, October 29, 2022
The final day of voting for the 2022 midterm elections is fast approaching. Tell us what questions are still looming large for you, and we'll answer as many as we can next week.