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The company responsible for developing the Makushin Geothermal Project says they are finalizing negotiations with an engineering and construction firm, which could be a major breakthrough for the project; and for the third year in a row, a group of Alaska producers have put together a compilation of original holiday music to benefit women’s shelters across the state.

Department of Energy scientists announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion. NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Scott Hsu, lead fusion coordinator at DOE, about what this means for the future.

The city is almost done relocating dozens of statues of Confederate monuments in a campaign that began two years ago. The last statue to be moved is that of Confederate Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dennis Whyte of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT, about what the expected announcement about fusion energy means for climate and energy sustainability on Earth.

The solution: beet juice. Officials say using beet juice instead of salt helps maintain the ecosystem, and protects the infrastructure while treating the roads.

Jenkins, equipped with diving gear, has now played underwater in Swanage, England. He told the BBC that he is the first person to play a fully submerged piano.

The annual defense bill up for a vote in the Senate addresses housing, pay and other quality of life issues for military members. It also drops a COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

Elon Musk is using his selective release of internal Twitter communications to advance his own partisan causes and conspiracy theories.

NPR's A Martínez talks to writer Jason Reynolds, who is ending his term as the national ambassador for young people's literature. The Library of Congress appointed him to the post three years ago.

The summit is the centerpiece of a major effort to reset and improve U.S. ties with the continent — at a moment when Africa's ties with China and increasingly Russia, have attracted scrutiny.