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"Why is the fourth official saying 'negro'?" demanded soccer player Demba Ba. The official, Sebastian Coltescu of Romania, faces a 10-game ban if he's found guilty of making a racist statement.

A synthetic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve depression and addiction without producing hallucinations or other dangerous side effects — at least in rodents.

Brazil's Gol Airlines brought the jetliner back into service Wednesday for the first time since it was grounded in 2019 after two deadly crashes.

The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.

Brittany Barnett works on behalf of people serving harsh sentences as a result of the war on drugs. Nine of her clients have been granted clemency. Her new memoir is A Knock at Midnight.

The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian health officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country in the world to grant such an authorization.

The corporate consulting giant issued a rare apology for its behind-the-scenes work with Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. One senator called McKinsey's behavior "abhorrent."

While 61% of Americans overall say they trust the results of the 2020 presidential election, Republicans appear to be taking their cue from President Trump in not accepting the result.

The man had undergone mandatory testing before embarking on the ship. But after the journey was cut short, the man tested negative twice as authorities sought to confirm his status.

This year's edition of A Jazz Piano Christmas features REDWOOD, Cory Henry and Kenny Barron. We're celebrating the holidays with swing from the East Coast jazz scene.

Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration and has been a trusted adviser to President-elect Joe Biden. But critics say his time has passed.

When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, he'll have 16 days to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to save the last arms control treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

A new report describes a region where hunger and malnutrition are sharply increasing — and only likely to get worse as COVID-19 pushes more people into poverty.

Federal agencies are investigating the death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, a Black man who was shot and killed by law enforcement in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Dr. Jason Mitchell, chief medical and clinical transformation officer for Presbyterian Healthcare Service in New Mexico, about hospitals running out of ICU beds.

Hospitals are overwhelmed in several Sunbelt states, with New Mexico's governor threatening to move to "crisis standards." Care has stabilized in the Midwest which saw an earlier surge.

The All Songs Considered host shares his highlights from a hard year.

Two National Health Service workers with long histories of severe allergies received the Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. Both are now recovering after bad reactions to the dose.

From the moment we pan out of a literal tiny desk diorama, a jolt of energy leaps from Paramore's Hayley Williams. Her home band includes Julien Baker and Becca Mancari.

Winds brought so many tumbleweeds to a Melbourne suburb that people reported being trapped in their homes. The influx of tumbleweeds, known as a hairy panic in Australia, were 14 feet high in spots.

The rule would require health officials to review about 2,400 regulations on everything from Medicare benefits to prescription drugs approvals. Those not analyzed within two years would become void.

Going to a club during the coronavirus pandemic is a terrible idea. A Swiss nightclub that closed due to COVID-19 restrictions is now a blood donation center — complete with music and lights.

Hospitals in the Sun Belt are overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases. President-elect Biden is set to announce two more Cabinet nominations. Plus, the Army punishes 14 leaders at Fort Hood.

A music professor set out to prove that there is no link between studying music and better scores in reading and math. But after a 10-year study, he discovered the link was stronger than he imagined.

NPR's David Greene talks to Rose Thayer, a reporter with Stars and Stripes, about the Army actions to address failures of leadership that led to a pattern of violence at Fort Hood in Texas.