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Organized drug gangs are threatening to consume Ecuador in some of the worst violence seen in years. How did it get this bad and what are the governments options?

A plan to replace imported oil with domestic natural gas has led to fuel shortages and long lines in Pakistan. A businessman has spent $500,000 of his own money to develop an affordable solar car.

This "ethno-chaos" group brings sophisticated music and strong anti-Putin messages to their listeners at home and abroad, as "ambassadors of free Ukraine." They're currently on a U.S. tour.

Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season.

WHO's general assembly meets for second day. President Trump says he is taking a drug to protect against COVID-19. And, the Fed chairman and Treasure secretary will testify before a Senate panel.

Donald Trump to be arraigned on charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. The GOP prioritizes the economy over climate change. Russian strikes on Ukraine intensify after Moscow suspends grain deal.

Bill Carlson says the Rays are receptive to his plan to cover Tampa's share of construction through new tax-increment revenue from the stadium district that would also seed a citywide infrastructure trust fund.

"Everybody's got to get out there and find the piece that they can do," the Democratic Massachusetts senator says. She talks to NPR's Audie Cornish about her new book, the middle class and activism.

The junior Republican senator from Florida is expected to jump into the race for the presidency Monday. He has some strengths — but also some hurdles to overcome.

Finance ministers from European countries that use the euro approved a last-minute bailout for Cyprus to keep its banking system from collapsing. The $13 billion deal came after tense negotiations during which the Cypriot president threatened to resign.

President Trump was busy in his first week, signing multiple executive orders. Columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts answers questions about how those orders work in the regular segment #AskCokie.

Kerry Hays has crowdsourced the manuals for upwards of 850 unique Super Nintendo games and made them free on an online archive.

A lack of a fixed address won't stop members of two North Dakota tribes from going to the polls in the future.

We can’t have a people, a country, and a democracy – without, well: the Earth.

Gov. Rick Scott wants to cut over half a billion dollars in taxes in the coming fiscal year—much of that coming from a reduction in taxes on cell phone...

It would also ban the release of photographs, audio or video in all cases when a minor is killed by anyone, not just in domestic violence crimes.

Pine producers looking to diversify their streams of revenue have a "gimme": the dead needles that cover the forest floor.

American citizens have written to the first ladies of the nation since the days of Martha Washington. The letters make requests, ask for favors, criticize and praise. A number of letters to presidents' wives have been collected in the new book Dear First Lady.

With people losing their jobs and the stock market rocky, there's a lot of financial anxiety right now. Research shows how you approach it can be key to protecting your mental and physical health.

The internationally acclaimed Indian film All We Imagine As Light explores the lives of working women in Mumbai. But in India, it's seen as not Indian enough for the Oscars.

We revisit one of our festive favorites — when Alicia Zuckerman, then WLRN's editorial director, and her late friend Brett Rothfeld shared their favorite latkes (potato pancakes) recipe.

Pat Brown was a renowned biomedical researcher. But he left that to tackle what he saw as the biggest problem facing Earth: animal agriculture. His solution: a veggie burger so beef-like it bleeds.

Japan's Shizuka Arakawa has won the women's figure skating gold medal at the Turin Olympics. It's Japan's first medal of these games. Sasha Cohen of the United States took the silver medal and Russian World Champion Irina Slutskaya earned bronze.

Over the course of four years, Paul Shirley played for 11 professional basketball teams in five different countries. He discusses his life as a wandering basketball pro in his new book, Can I Keep My Jersey? My Life as a Basketball Vagabond.

The fate of the coronavirus relief bill that Congress passed this week remains unclear. President Trump wants Congress to increase aid payments, which Democrats support. Republicans, though, do not.