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NASA's InSight probe landed on Mars in 2018 to help scientists study the planet's interior. But Martian dust has been building up on InSIght's solar arrays, which could end its mission.

Alexandra Fuller's new memoir recounts her wrenching decision to leave Africa and move to Wyoming with her American husband — and how their marriage fell apart away from the chaos of Africa.

The government's Paycheck Protection Program was intended to help small businesses during the pandemic keep workers on staff. But a lot of the recipients weren't exactly small businesses.

The positivity rate of 5.95% was the lowest since March 26, when it was 5.69%. The state reported an additional 5,464 cases.

Witnesses in today's hearing revealed details of a dramatic Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3, 2021.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Don Hewitt, creator and executive producer of 60 Minutes about his long and distinguished television career. Hewitt has just published a memoir entitled, Tell Me A Story — 50 Years and 60 Minutes on Television. Working with such TV legends as Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, and Mike Wallace, Hewitt has played significant roles in many of television's greatest news moments. They include the launch of the CBS Evening News in 1948, the launch of See It Now with Murrow and Fred Friendly, the 1960 presidential debate, and the creation of 60 Minutes in 1968.

In Cornwall, England, an 83-year-old woman went missing. The search for her came up empty until a passerby heard the woman's cat meowing. The cat was on top of a ravine where the woman had fallen.

This newly named fly species is known for its bright, shimmering colors. It'll be known as Opaluma rupaul — named after iconic drag queen RuPaul.

It took Zach Bates just over 28 hours to complete the course earlier this year. At age 19, he became the youngest person to finish the rugged Arizona circuit known as the Coldwater Rumble.

Mark Waldon discovered arm wrestling during the pandemic after getting COVID and then pneumonia. He recovered and has since become a European gold medalist. His inspiration is Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In the Austin community of Travis Heights, a bird is dive-bombing mail carriers, and anyone else walking outside. A biologist says the hawk is likely defending its hatchlings.

Video shows the animatronic dragon engulfed in flames. It happened during a performance where Mickey Mouse is supposed to defeat this dragon. No people or mice were injured.

Earlier this year an Oregon man was accused of stealing $7,500 worth of LEGOs. And in Germany, burglars broke through the wall of a toy store over the weekend to steal dozens of LEGO sets.

Runners in Yakutia's Pole of Cold Marathon braced for temperatures of negative 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Only 65 runners competed and about 100 very dedicated spectators cheered them on.

NPR's Danielle Nett looked at a page of the report and saw the image of Billy Porter in a black velvet gown. He matched other black-and-white styles with pages of the redacted report. It went viral.

Notre Dame's beekeeper thought the 180,00 bees on the cathedral's roof were done for. He told The Associated Press he was "so relieved" when he saw satellite photos that showed they survived.

Whales, seals and other marine mammals need their keen hearing for communication and for finding food. But it's being damaged by a range of constant sounds. Ship engines and oil drilling for example.

The world's smallest and most endangered sea turtle is back on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. It's been 75 years since Kemp's Ridley sea turtles were last seen on a remote barrier island.

Pumpkin spice was among the new additions. Along with yeet — an exclamation of excitement. Sus — short for suspicious or suspect. And ICYMI which is short for in case you missed it.

Dogs have long been a source of human fascination, companionship — and, sometimes, terror. These books featuring three very different canines offer a perfect way to wind down the dog days of summer.

Biologists at the University of Southern Denmark found that bats have a voice box with thin folds that lets them reach a range of seven octaves. It's similar to how our own voices work.

Sharon Day dropped her wallet at a high school dance in 1968. It was recovered when construction crews renovating the building found it and returned it.

Researchers say sighing works better than inhaling deeply because all deep breathing activates part of the nervous system in charge of how the body rests.

Police in the Washington D.C., suburb say they're searching for "two cows on the loose that have been moo-ving through Bowie." The city says it's been getting reports of the wandering cows for days.

Zoom, the company that has helped so many of us to work in our jammies, has told its employees that they now must come to the office at least two days a week.