- — A blast in Nagorno-Karabakh injures more than 200, while thousands flee to Armenia
- The explosion at fuel storage facility wounded more than 200 people, the Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman said. Meanwhile, thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents have fled to Armenia.(Image credit: Vasily Krestyaninov/AP)
- — David McCallum, star of TV series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'NCIS,' dies at 90
- The Scottish-born actor's career included roles on stage and in movies, but the 1960s spy series made him a household name and his role as a quirky pathologist 40 years later brought him fame again.(Image credit: Richard Drew/AP file photo)
- — Megan Rapinoe, an icon bigger than soccer, takes a bow for the U.S. national team
- Taking it all in one last time while wearing the U.S. Soccer crest, Rapinoe reflected on how she and her generation had changed the game during her 17 years on the team.(Image credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
- — FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses now equal the number killed on Sept. 11
- Two recent deaths brought the total to 343, matching the death toll from Sept. 11, the FDNY said. Some 11,000 former and current FDNY employees suffer from 9/11-related illnesses, 3,500 with cancer.(Image credit: Pool/Getty Images)
- — Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods under federal inquiry over reports of illegal child labor
- The Labor Department launched investigations into the two major poultry producers after reports that migrant children as young as 13 have been working overnight shifts to clean the companies' plants.(Image credit: Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)
- — Usher will soon have Super Bowl halftime validation. But can he top Rihanna?
- In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.(Image credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
- — Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he'll act on their warnings about climate change
- Biden said his administration is requesting Congress approve $200 million in new assistance for the region, including financing to help the islands prepare for climate and natural hazards.(Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP file photo)
- — Iconic female artist's lost painting is found, hundreds of years after it was created
- Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi in the late 1630s, was commissioned by a queen — but it was later lost. It's now back on display, after being restored.(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023)
- — Haley Van Voorhis makes NCAA football history as the first female non-kicker player
- The safety, a junior at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., was tapped to play Saturday against Juniata College during a Division III game — delivering a successful quarterback hurry.(Image credit: Keric Jackson/Shenandoah Athletic Communications)
- — Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?
- Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today. (Image credit: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection)
- — Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour
- The oscillating Lumberjack ride at Canada's Wonderland theme park stopped suddenly, in mid-air, on Sunday. Videos posted to social media captured the sounds of passengers crying for help.(Image credit: Screenshot by NPR/@jiashira_ on TikTok)
- — Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress
- The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income. (Image credit: Noah Berger/AP)
- — Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus
- Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with major studios. NASA scientists are celebrating the successful landing of an asteroid sample. A pickleball caucus is uniting senators across parties. (Image credit: Valerie Macron/AFP via Getty Images)
- — Why Iran won't budge on mandatory hijab laws — according to the president's wife
- Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, talks about why Iran's government is unwilling to compromise on compulsory headscarf rules.(Image credit: Kholood Eid for NPR)
- — Scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts
- Two scientists, one Nigerian and one American, created a cutting-edge surveillance network to catch the next emerging disease before it becomes a pandemic.(Image credit: Jodi Hilton for NPR)
- — A government shutdown could cut short the National Zoo's panda goodbye celebrations
- Through the rest of the month, the zoo is inviting the public to commemorate the departure of the three giant pandas who will return to China in December. A shutdown could kill the party's finale.(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
- — Senate pickleball caucus leaves politics off the court
- Some bipartisan senators are picking up paddles and trying out America's fasting growing sport as a way to build relationships. They're trading partisan barbs for friendly competition.(Image credit: Lexie Schapitl/NPR)
- — 5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidency
- Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.(Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
- — A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture
- Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said. (Image credit: Alessandro Fucarini/AP)
- — Manila vows to remove barrier placed by China's coast guard at a disputed site
- Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea. (Image credit: Aaron Favila/AP)
- — Young climate activists challenging 32 governments will get their day in court
- Six young activists are due Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights, where they're accusing 32 governments of violating their human rights for failing to adequately address climate change. (Image credit: Ana Brigida/AP)
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