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Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers' interest the most.

Florida's economy thrived in 2024, outperforming the national average despite hurricane losses, according to a University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith.

Some psychologists say forget about making sweeping New Year's resolutions, and make small lifestyle changes instead.

Throughout 2024 negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas were on again and off again. There were moments of great optimism and then months of no negotiations at all.

President Biden's legacy at the end of his time in office is complicated by the fact that he stayed too long.

It's almost the new year, which means states across the country will enact thousands of new laws from new tax structures to prenatal leave.

A montage of some of the musicians who died in 2024. For a more complete list, visit NPR Music's article on musicians we lost this year.

The White House says it will send nearly $6 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine. It's likely to be the last bit of support by the Biden administration as Trump's team is about to take over.

Israeli forces raided the last hospital in northern Gaza able to treat children and intensive care cases. The raid followed months of intense attacks on the hospital and the area around it.