The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed ...

A round of Israeli airstrikes targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports. The head of the World Health ...

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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Jessica Yung of Short Wave about carnivorous squirrels, the history of life on Earth, and new insights into the relationship between people and dogs.

A rescue dog on the run in New Orleans has become a celebrity of sorts as he's escaped adoptive homes twice and people are reporting sightings of the dog on social media.

President Biden is expected to issue an executive order Tuesday that would greatly reduce the number of asylum-seekers allowed into the country.

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Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the ...

Connecticut's minimum wage goes up to $16.35 an hour in the new year — by far the most in New England and the third-highest ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...

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An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to the Health ...