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People all over the world celebrate Hanukkah by lighting candles on the menorah and feasting on fried foods.

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

The Senate confirmed ex-Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, after President Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Ed Martin Jr.

Japan's westernmost island lies in sight of Taiwan, less than 70 miles away. On Thursday, a Chinese missile landed near Yonaguni. Japan has been strengthening defenses across its southwest islands.

For many of his fans, Bob James is to jazz what James Brown is to R&B — the music and the musician go hand in hand. Now, with literally dozens of jazz albums under his belt, James is back with a classic piano-bass-drums trio. Hear full-length cuts from his latest CD, plus an extended version of his conversation with NPR's Tavis Smiley.

Throughout 2021 our Emerging Leaders Board will be hosting premiere virtual screenings of documentaries from Independent Lens followed by conversations with local residents, leaders and organizations. 

Closing arguments in the landmark seditious conspiracy trial against five Proud Boys focused on their own words and the words of former President Trump.

Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony in the French capital, rail networks around the country were brought to a standstill Friday by a series of arson attacks on train lines in what officials called “coordinated acts of malice.”

Eight out of every nine American workers don't have a union to represent them in workplace disputes. A nonprofit website is helping push for better wages and working conditions amid the pandemic.

For many female veterans of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, new battles await when they return home. They need help, just like men — with jobs, PTSD and reconnecting with family. But these issues can be harder for women. And the darkest side of women's military service persists: sexual assault.