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A midair collision involving two helicopters in Hammonton, New Jersey, killed one person and critically injured another, federal authorities say.
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Ukraine's president visited Mar-a-Lago Sunday. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas, now executive director of the McCain Institute, about prospects for peace.
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say they are making progress on a peace deal to end the war in Russia after meeting in Mar-a-Lago Sunday.
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Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely. -
Trump says progress is being made on a deal between Ukraine and Russia, Israeli prime minister to meet with Trump Monday, anti-poverty groups are bracing for what lies ahead after a year of chaos.
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President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks investigative journalist Jonny Wrate about the role of U.S. jets in global drug trafficking, in light of a new report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
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Baker and Taylor is one of very few companies that do book-distribution for libraries — companies that act as the middle man between libraries and publishers. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it was shutting down.
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The weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa is a perfect opportunity to revisit soothing, hearty winter foods, says celebrity chef Tanya Holland.
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A previously unpublished radio play written by Tennessee Williams as a college student has been published in The Strand magazine. What does the work say about the playwright before he became famous?
