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Alexei Navalny, Russian politician who opposed Putin to the end, has died in prison

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.

Taylor Swift fans wait for the doors of Nilton Santos Olympic stadium to open for her Eras Tour concert amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died Friday night after suffering from cardiac arrest due to heat at the concert, according to a statement from the show's organizers in Brazil.

A fan died of heat at a Taylor Swift concert. It's a rising risk with climate change

The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather.

Parent and consumer groups warn against 'naughty tech toys'

The smart toy sector is worth close to $17 billion. But some parent and consumer support groups say these tech-driven toys are not safe for play.

U.S. strikes prisoner swap deal with Venezuela, plus extradition of 'Fat Leonard'

Venezuela released 10 Americans, 21 Venezuelans — and extradited the man behind a brazen bribery scheme. In exchange, President Biden granted clemency to an an ally of leader Nicolas Maduro.

Aberdeen Fire Damages Four Condo Units

According to NJ.com, there were no injuries, but 4 condos were damaged during a three-alarm overnight fire Thursday in Aberdeen.

Mitch McConnell will step down as Senate minority leader in November

McConnell announced his plans Wednesday on the Senate floor, where he talked about waiting for a day when he would have total clarity about the end of his work: "That day arrived today."

3 red states will elect governors this fall. Could Democrats have a chance?

Gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are heating up. It could be a chance for Democrats to get a foothold in these states with Republican supermajorities.

Visitors look upon the White House as the U.S. flag flies at half mast following a school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., last March.

For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it

Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18- to 34-year-old Americans feel about the future.

Dartmouth will again require SAT, ACT scores. Other colleges won't necessarily follow

A new study conducted by Dartmouth College found test scores could have helped less advantaged students gain access to the school.

Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France

The farmers are protesting over low wages and foreign competition, among other things. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal tried to address their grievances in parliament but protests are expected to go on.

Research over the decades has consistently shown that women face a weight bias in the workplace that's proving hard to reverse.

The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse

Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.

It was scorching hot across much of the planet this summer. Asia, Africa, and South America had their hottest July's ever. Temperatures in Beijing and other parts of northern China hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks, with some cities topping 120 F on the worst days.

Just how hot was July? Hotter than anything on record

A new report from NOAA and NASA confirms that last month was the hottest July ever recorded, driven to new heights by human-caused climate change.

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