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Could the same economic forces that helped propel lab-grown diamonds and lab-grown meat forward help a startup end illegal rhino poaching? The answer is elusive.

The U.S. economy grew substantially faster in the final months of 2023 than forecasters had expected. For all of last year, the economy grew 3.1% — defying forecasts of a likely recession.

NPR's Mary Louie Kelly speaks with The Athletic reporter Madeline Coleman about the big news out of Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton is joining Ferrari.

House Speaker Paul Ryan welcomed the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn, but many lawmakers have unanswered questions about contacts between the Trump team and Russia.

The final episode of the HBO Max comedy added an extra emotional punch. After five seasons, it wasn't quite necessary.

The End of the Sahara is a kaleidoscopic murder mystery by the Algerian writer Saïd Khatibi. An Enigma by the Sea is a witty, socially astute novel set along well-to-do Tuscan coast.

Keeping a museum's temperature and humidity constant -- rain or shine, all year long -- takes a massive amount of energy, and it's expensive. But some museums have a solution.

It Takes Two rapper Rob Base died at 59 after a battle with cancer. His music, made with his childhood friend DJ E-Z Rock, filled dancefloors.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Reece Rogers of WIRED about a new wave of data collection marketplaces, where users can sell their videos of everyday tasks to AI developers.

The Russian air campaign in Syrian gave initial optimism to the Syrian regime but has done little to change the map of the war.

No one show swept this year — and it turns out, that's a good thing.

Blinken says America has Israel's back in its fight against Hamas — but what are the diplomatic goals he hopes to achieve on this vital trip?

Israel says a ground invasion into Gaza is imminent. There are growing concerns among U.S. officials about what that invasion could look like, and the potential for the conflict to spread regionally.

The Oklahoma Department of Education's new teacher bonus program gave over 500 teachers up to $50,000. In a handful of cases, the department overpaid teachers, then demanded they pay the bonuses back.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lindsay Jones, senior NFL editor for The Ringer, about the newest coaches hired in the league and what trends we can take away from them.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jack Lobel of Voters of Tomorrow, a nonprofit, Democrat-aligned group, seeking to mobilize Gen Z voters to engage with politicians on issues that matter to them.

Winter weather is causing havoc as wide swaths of the Midwest have been walloped with heavy snow and fierce winds.

A student at a rural Maine elementary school decided to start wearing suits to school. The idea took off and led to "Dapper Wednesday."

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to discuss a cease-fire proposal for Gaza.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. But investors will be on the lookout for any signals about what comes next.

UK's parliament votes Tuesday on revisions to a controversial plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces revolt from hardliners in his own party.

Over the weekend, the strike against General Motors expanded to a huge engine plant in Springhill, Tenn. Workers at Ford and Stellantis are returning to their jobs after tentative deals.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Suhasini Haidar of the Indian newspaper The Hindu, about Prime Minister Modi's government using a Sanskrit word to replace the name India on the G20 invitation.

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack. A respected development economist, he was overshadowed as premier by Xi Jinping.

NPR's A Martinez talks to former federal prosecutor Harry Sandick about the legal implications of guilty pleas from Donald Trump's former allies in Georgia's criminal election interference case.