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Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

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Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the driver of the pickup truck who plowed into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing at least 14 people, acted alone, the FBI said Thursday.

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Authorities identified the man killed in the Tesla Cybertruck explosion Wednesday as Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger. He entered the Army in 2012 and was a U.S. Army Special Operations Soldier.

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Blasts of Arctic air are poised to bring below-average temperatures to much of the central and eastern U.S. throughout the first half of January. Here's what to expect and how to prepare.

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The pair led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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The attack in New Orleans left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured. Here's what we know so far about the driver who plowed through the crowd. And, Amazon workers return to the office.

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Many restaurants -- even the high-end ones -- are ditching dress codes for diners.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks the president of the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union about why the team is dropping an effort to unionize.

Researchers have probed the genetics of one of Australia's most elusory animals, the marsupial mole.

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Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa's biggest countries. In a story we first brought you in October, our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the war has caused.

A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police, officials said Thursday.

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Lights returned to households as well as to Puerto Rico's hospitals, water plants and sewage facilities after the massive outage that exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island.

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In the early hours of New Year's Day, a truck rammed into crowds on the French Quarter's heavily foot-trafficked street. Police are looking into whether the suspect had ties to any terror groups.

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A Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the hotel on Wednesday morning, authorities say. One person died inside the vehicle, while seven who were nearby received minor injuries.

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The CEO of the Sugar Bowl, said that after speaking with officials and the teams it was decided that "it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours."

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Authorities say the driver drove around a barricade and plowed through a crowd along Bourbon Street, the city's iconic stretch of bars and hotels near the French Quarter.

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Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage.

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A vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day. The FBI is investigating the incident.

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Outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness are surging both at sea and on land. Here's what to know.

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It is officially 2025 and 'Life Kit' is kicking the year off with a series to help people complete Dry January successfully. And, a look ahead for this year from pop culture to politics.

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