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Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary votes to become House speaker in another round of voting — the third — after 20 House Republicans voted against him.

Ahead of a funeral on Thursday, mourners are paying respects to the late Pope Benedict, whose remains are on public display at the Vatican.

The depictions of firefighters in pop culture may hinder the public's understanding of the growing dangers of wildfires under epic climate change. (Story aired on ATC on Dec.27, 2022.)

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges about when we might see another major military offensive in Ukraine.

Eric Finkelstein set a set a world record by eating at 18 Michelin-starred restaurants in just 24 hours.

Sharon Day dropped her wallet at a high school dance in 1968. It was recovered when construction crews renovating the building found it and returned it.

Ukraine's government issued 15,000 air raid warnings in 2022, and it doesn't look like Russia is planning to let up this year.

A Japanese restaurateur elevates the plain and homely rice ball, or onigiri, into gourmet fare at a Tokyo restaurant where people line up for hours to get one of nine seats.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Rev. Tom Reese, a senior analyst with the Religion News Service, about the legacy of the late Pope Benedict XIV.

With the average price of a new electric vehicle climbing to over sixty thousand dollars, might e-bikes be a more affordable solution to ditching gas powered cars?