3 children and a teacher were killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting, police say
The 16-year-old shooter was killed by a community member who followed him into the school.
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Who is in charge of Venezuela? And, what to expect from Maduro's court appearance
The U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas has left many people with questions. Here's what we know so far, including who is running the country. -
'We are going to run the country,' Trump says after strike on Venezuela
President Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro. -
U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned
President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure. -
Somali day care centers face threats. And, how Trump could save Obamacare subsidies
Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies. -
Slow Epstein files release not as concerning as docs DOJ has withheld, says Ro Khanna
Rep. Ro Khanna of California says the Justice Department should've started preparing Epstein files for release months ago. Now, he tells NPR how Congress could intervene to speed up the process. -
Led by Mariah Carey, holiday songs dominate the charts for one last week
This was destined to be a Christmas-y week on the Billboard Hot 100. -
Trump will drop push for National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA and Portland, Ore.
Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month. -
What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes
The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science.
