NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission
NASA has announced it is moving forward with several plans to return rock samples from Mars.
Human Interest
A list of half a million names shines new light on Dutch collaboration with Nazis
The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.
State officials release names of 104 NC Helene victims
While the list is a full accounting of the 104 victims the Medical Examiner’s Office officially determined to be Helene-related fatalities, there are likely people who died or are presumed dead whose names are not on the list.
Adrien Brody dedicates Golden Globes win for 'The Brutalist' to his immigrant family
The post-war epic was nominated in several categories. Like Brody's real-life mother, Brody's character is an immigrant from Hungary who fled conflict.
Pictures of Odesa, as it tangles with a complex web of Russian and Ukrainian heritage
Photographer Michael Robinson Chávez visits a city in Ukraine that was partly famous as a site for Russian travelers and intellectuals, but since 2022 has come under Russian attack.
Sunday Puzzle: The 2024 news quiz!
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KQED listener Cricket Liu of San Jose, Calif.
'Wait Wait' for January 4, 2025: Happy New Year Edition!
This week, we ring in the New Year by reminding ourselves of what made the old one so great.
Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft
The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.
How did dinosaurs travel millions of years ago? Prehistoric highway may hold answers
The discovery of a "prehistoric highway" in the United Kingdom could reveal more about how dinosaurs traveled millions of years ago.