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Trump taps Sean Duffy, Fox host and former Congressman, for Transportation Secretary
President-elect Trump has picked Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host and former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, to head the Department of Transportation.
Record number of people expected to travel for Thanksgiving
Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel by car, plane and train for Thanksgiving, according to AAA, thanks to lower gas prices and demand for other modes of travel like cruises.
Pope calls for investigation into whether Israel’s actions constitute genocide
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel's military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide. It's the first time he's publicly suggested that Israel may be engaged in genocide.
With new safety update, Roblox aims to boost protection for young gamers
In an effort to address child safety concerns, digital gaming platform Roblox announced Monday that it is rolling out a major update to its safety features and parental controls.
Pennsylvania’s high court sides with Republicans on misdated mail ballots
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has directed county officials not to count mail ballots for the general election that arrived on time but in envelopes missing the correct date handwritten by voters.
Billy Bob Thornton is a strong ‘Landman’ – but the show’s women are often caricatures
In Landman, filmmaker Taylor Sheridan turns his attention to the dangerous and very masculine oil industry. TV critic Eric Deggans says the series often portrays women as caricatures.
8 kitchen hacks from ‘Baking Show’ judge Prue Leith: No points docked for using ’em!
In her new cookbook, "Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom," chef and TV host Prue Leith reveals clever cooking tricks and shortcuts from her 65-year culinary career.
Jimmy O. Yang says ‘Interior Chinatown’ is a chance to break away from the expected
In his new Hulu series, Yang plays a waiter who inadvertently becomes central to a crime story. As an Asian American actor, he says he relates to the character's feeling of invisibility.
Biden asks Congress for about $100 billion in disaster relief funding
The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies.
From Chalamet to Styles: Why are celebrity lookalike contests suddenly everywhere?
After Timothée Chalamet showed up at his own celebrity lookalike contest, similar events have popped up in cities across and beyond the U.S. Here's a look at the winners — and what's behind the trend.
Friendship becomes a powerful act of resistance in ‘All We Can Imagine as Light’
This enveloping drama, which centers two women in Mumbai, is about solidarity between women, about making ends meeting, and about how a populous city can feel like the loneliest place in the world.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection but plans to keep flying
Spirit Airlines says it will continue flying as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Monday's announcement follows years of losses and a failed merger attempt for the low-cost carrier.
Alabama’s presidential results shift right — but not because of new GOP voters
Unofficial returns show a nearly 10% drop in Democratic votes between 2020 and 2024 as Trump support remained steady.
They disagree about a lot, but these singers figure out how to stay in harmony
Members of the North Fork Community Choir in Paonia, Colo., aim to set aside their opinions on big topics when they sing. When differences arise, they figure out creative solutions to stay in harmony.
A more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first time
The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.
Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you
If you've got a fever, cough, aches and pains, and you're wondering, 'what virus got me this time?" Now you can find out, without taking a trip to the doctor.
Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?
In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day.
Philadelphia criticized for how it’s spending millions from opioid lawsuits
Philadelphia has disputed a state ruling that it should not have spent money from opioid-related legal settlements on home repairs and small businesses in an area ravaged by the drug epidemic.
Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci
We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.
‘You’re doing such a good job’: A stranger tells a mom just what she needs to hear
Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
2 killed, 10 wounded in shootings near New Orleans parade route
Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate arrests.
E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states
Grimmway Farms recalled an array of its organic whole and baby carrots over concerns of an E. coli outbreak. Recalled carrots were sold at retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.
Trump taps FCC’s Brendan Carr to lead the agency
Carr was seen as a pretty conventional Republican with a pro-corporate outlook for most of his career. More recently, he has embraced Trumpian themes about social media, tech and television companies.
No planes and no ‘spoilers.’ How one man trekked from Egypt to Japan without flying
Omar Nok is at the finish line of a 28,000-mile zig-zag route that began in February. Here's how he approached the adventure, without setting foot on a plane.
Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82
Bela Karolyi coached several renowned gymnasts, including Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and Julianne McNamara. But he was known for harsh methods of training.
Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting ‘nobody’ can reverse it
"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.
In a first, Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S. long-range weapons
The U.S. is allowing Ukraine to use the powerful long-range weapons to strike in and around Kursk — the same region where some 10,000 North Korean troops were recently deployed.
A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says
A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, Israeli strikes killed at least 12 in the Gaza Strip.
Typhoon Man-yi lashes the Philippines, displacing hundreds of thousands
A powerful typhoon forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday.
Get your kids in the kitchen with hands-on recipes
Kids in the kitchen: chaos or bliss? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and her children join Mark Bittman to try out some kid-friendly recipes from his new book "How To Cook Everything Kids."
Some in the U.S. farm industry are alarmed by Trump’s embrace of RFK Jr. and tariffs
President-elect Trump won landslide support in much of farm country, but his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his plan for a tariff fight with China alarms many farmers and agriculture experts.
