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The official Christmas tree, an 18-foot-tall Fraser Fir from Fleetwood, N.C., stands in the center of the oval Blue Room during a media preview of the 2023 holiday decorations at the White House on Monday.

First lady Jill Biden unveils this year's White House Christmas decorations

This year's theme is the "magic, wonder and joy" of Christmas time through the lens of children. Throughout the White House grounds are 98 Christmas trees, almost 34,000 ornaments and 72 wreaths.

What are realistic expectations for Ukraine's military offensive?

Most major military operations are shrouded in secrecy. Ukraine's planned offensive against Russia has been under public debate for months. This has created expectations. Some realistic, some not.

The Savannah Bananas huddle on the field at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia, before playing a team of retired Major League Baseball players on March 11, 2023.

MLB's Opening Day is almost here, but Banana Ball is happening now!

The Savannah Bananas, an entertaining baseball team, recently took on some retired Major League Baseball players in a game that proved just how much fun this version of baseball can be.

Remembering music mogul Seymour Stein, dead at 80

Music mogul Seymour Stein died Sunday at the age of 80. As the head of Sire Records, he signed genre-defining artists like Madonna, Ice-T, the Ramones and Talking Heads.

Blue Flowers salesman Nick Davenport said his customers are "100 percent" stunned to see the intoxicating hemp products he sells.

In red states where marijuana is illegal, other hemp products flourish

A loophole in the farm bill allows for the sale of hemp products that include a form of THC. North Carolina is one state where stores selling intoxicating hemp products have popped up.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks to reporters in the spin room after a Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23.

GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the states

In an NPR Politics Podcast interview, the North Dakota governor shares his views on wide-ranging issues, including the role of the federal government in regulating abortion and transgender issues.

A boy works in a coal mine north of Kabul. Afghanistan's state-run coal industry is going strong in an otherwise shattered economy. Many underage workers are the ones who are extracting the coal.

In Afghanistan, coal mining relies on the labor of children

Since the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan's coal exports have increased — and so has child labor. At a coal mine in Baghlan province, boys earn between $3 and $8 for a day's work.

An after school mountain biking club in Farmington, a town that's trying to diversify away from just oil and gas.

Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals

The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.

Law enforcement officers search for Francisco Oropesa, who is suspected of shooting and killing five people in a Cleveland, Texas, home early Saturday.

Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter

Police say 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa shot five people to death in a home in Cleveland, Texas, early Saturday and then fled the area. Investigators are still searching for the suspect.

The Bank of Bird-in-Hand in Pennsylvania is one of the country's more than 4,000 lenders. It has thrived by catering to the Amish community in the town of Bird-in-Hand. Its mobile branches, like the one pictured here, travels to remote parts of the state, carrying with them ATMs and a teller window.

The U.S. has more banks than anywhere on Earth. That shapes the economy in many ways

The U.S. has more than 4,500 banks — more banks than any other country. That huge number of lenders has shaped the economy in countless ways, but it also can pose risks.

Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales is being criticized for kissing Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth during the medal ceremony following Spain's victory in the final of the Women's World Cup on Sunday in Sydney.

Anger in Spain after soccer chief kisses a player at Women's World Cup ceremony

A furor erupted after Luis Rubiales kissed player Jennifer Hermoso at a ceremony. "It was an unacceptable gesture and Mr. Rubiales' apologies are not enough," the acting prime minister said.

President Biden arrives at a political rally in Philadelphia on June 17. He has increasingly cast his climate program as a jobs program as his reelection campaign heats up.

Biden frames his clean energy plan as a jobs plan, obscuring his record on climate

President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to address the climate crisis. But as the president focuses on the law's economic benefits, is his climate win getting lost?

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