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A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized after being exposed to sick and dead birds. Meanwhile, California has declared an ...

A few parts of the country may get a white Christmas in 2024, but the majority will not. And in the future, shifts in weather ...

As we wrap up our coverage of the year in music, we are publishing lists of the music loved best by individual members of NPR ...

As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new ...

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This ...

There were more abortion plotlines on TV this year – 66 across 63 shows, compared to 49 last year, according to the annual ...

The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point — but policymakers are projecting fewer rate cuts next year as ...

Over 800 million people have genital herpes — and in many cases the virus can flare up over a person's lifetime, causing ...

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