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Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the U.S. and the U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14.

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  • National Security

Houthi militants struck a U.S.-owned commercial ship off the coast of Yemen

No injuries or significant damage was reported from the strike, but the attack is adding to concerns about the war in Gaza spilling into a larger and more complicated regional conflict.

January 15, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Brady Reinagel shovels snow before the AFC Wild Card playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. The Bills hired local residents to help clear snow from the stadium before Monday's game.

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  • Weather

Snow falls on the U.S. from Louisiana to Michigan, with more to come

It's not all one mega-storm: While Arctic cold is permeating from the north, the snowfall is coming from a variety of systems.

January 15, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
A view of the plume of gas lighted up by the lava from the erupting volcano seen from Suðurstrandavegur, the road that leads to Grindavík, Iceland, on Sunday.

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  • Weather

An Icelandic town is evacuated after a volcanic eruption sends lava into nearby homes

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption began just before 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday about a half mile from the town of Grindavík after a series of intense earthquakes.

January 15, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Members of AmeriCorps, a federal volunteerism agency, gather at Herzl Elementary School on Chicago's West Side for a beautification project. It was postponed because of inclement weather.

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  • National

Service helps on MLK Day, but some say it's not enough

U.S. groups will gather for community service projects to honor Martin Luther King Jr., but some say more is needed.

January 15, 2024
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  • Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Signage for the Iowa caucus during a storm in Des Moines, Iowa, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Iowa caucuses; MLK Day

Iowa Republicans kick off the 2024 election season tonight with the first caucuses to choose a presidential candidate. NPR's reading and listening picks to honor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy.

January 15, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
A cargo ship heads into port on Oct. 13, 2021, in Bayonne, N.J.

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  • Architecture

Shipping container buildings may be cool — but they're not always green

Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used container — and the energy bills are through the roof.

January 15, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Ava DuVernay describes her new movie <em>Origin, </em>which is<em> </em>based on Isabel Wilkerson's book<em> Caste, </em>as "a film about a woman in pursuit of an idea."

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  • Movie Interviews

With 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay illuminates America's racial caste system

Based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste, DuVernay's film draws a line between India's caste system, the hierarchies of Nazi Germany and the historic subjugation of Black people in the United States.

January 15, 2024
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  • Tonya Mosley

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  • Elections

Here are the 2024 Iowa Republican Caucus results

Republicans are holding their traditional caucuses on Jan. 15, and former President Donald Trump has been the clear leader in Iowa polling. View the live results.

January 15, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
A rendering of <em data-stringify-type="italic">Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, </em>a newly identified relative of <em data-stringify-type="italic">T. rex. </em>A partial skull on view at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science was key to the discovery.

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  • Science

An old relative of the T. rex sparks new questions about the dinosaur's origins

Researchers say they've identified the oldest known Tyrannosaurus, shaking up the ongoing debate over how and when the dinosaurs arrived in North America.

January 15, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
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  • National

A hot air balloon accident in Arizona leaves 4 people dead and 1 critically injured

Authorities said they do not know the cause of the hot air balloon accident at the time. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

January 15, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
A worker helps remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday Jan. 14, 2024. A potentially dangerous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo region on Saturday led the NFL to push back the Bills wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday.

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  • Sports

The Buffalo Bills are hiring fans to shovel snow before its game against the Steelers

The Bills vs. Steelers game was postponed due to inclement weather in Buffalo. The Bills are offering people $20 an hour to help clear the stadium of snow before Monday's game.

January 15, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Incoming Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo takes the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony in Guatemala City, early Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala's president despite efforts to derail his inauguration

Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala's president on Monday minutes after midnight despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power.

January 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Rolando Alvarez, bishop of Matagalpa, gives a news conference regarding the Roman Catholic Church's agreeing to act as "mediator and witness" in a national dialogue between members of civil society and the government in Managua, Nicaragua, May 3, 2018.

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  • Latin America

Nicaragua frees a jailed Catholic bishop and 18 priests, hands them to the Vatican

Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and Catholic Church by President Daniel Ortega.

January 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Congressional leaders have agreed to a spending bill that would extend current funding levels through March 1 and March 8.

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  • Politics

Top Congressional leaders prepare for votes on a stop-gap spending bill

Top leaders in the House and Senate agreed this weekend on a bill that would extend government funding in two-tiers with some programs expiring on March 1 while others would be extended to March 8.

January 14, 2024
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  • Claudia Grisales
Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie on the TV series <em>The Honeymooners</em>, on Nov. 24, 1990, in New York. Randolph has died at age 99.

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  • Obituaries

'The Honeymooners' actor Joyce Randolph dies at 99

The veteran stage and television actor's role as the savvy Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband.

January 14, 2024
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