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Myanmar's military is planning a general election this month, one critics call a sham that comes in the midst of a nearly five-year long civil war that's left thousands dead and millions displaced.

The Kremlin has a new "Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language of the Russian Federation." We look into some of the revised definitions of common words.

President Trump and his aides are rallying around Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after her frank assessments of the administration in a new Vanity Fair profile turned heads.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Leon Panetta, who served as White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, about Susie Wiles and her approach to the role in the Trump administration.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Xcel Energy, alleging the Minnesota-based electric company caused the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire.

If you bring a live Christmas tree indoors, should you wash it? We ask the experts.

An overdue report from the Labor Department shows signs of weakness in the job market. US employers added just 64,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than four years.

Horror films played well at the box office and with critics in 2025 -- in particular, "Sinners" and "Weapons." We revisit the genre's biggest hits and most acclaimed standouts.

An accused gunman in Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered to begin funerals for the victims.

More than 122 million Americans are expected to travel during the busy holiday period, with generally quiet weather across much of the country but stormy conditions along the West Coast.