McDonald’s ‘tech-forward’ Lunar New Year push features AI-powered ad
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Venice extends tourist entry fee to 2025
A tax on tourism? To visit these destinations, it’ll cost you extra.
Venice launches five-euro entry fee
Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
Amsterdam was flooded with tourists in 2023, so it won't allow any more hotels

In Pictures: How one hospital is faring as Sudan's health care system is devastated by war
More forever wars?
Sudanese refugees fled to Chad with hope. What they found is a bitter irony
UN chief condemns 'get out of jail free' card on wars
Yes there is famine in Sudan. So why isn't 'famine' being declared?
This Sudanese refugee asks: Why is the world ignoring her country's crisis?
The war in Gaza is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time. This is how
Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says

The most stolen cars in 2023: Two brands top the list

Luis Rubiales faces sexual assault trial for unsolicited kiss at World Cup
Criminal trial for Spain's former soccer head is proposed for his unwanted kiss

Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans
American Library Association report says book challenges soared in 2023
Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

Photos: A year of war in Sudan
Sudan's conflict hits the 1-year mark, sparking fears of repeated atrocities

An Arizona lawmaker announced she was getting an abortion. Here's what happened next
Supreme Court seems doubtful of challenge to abortion pill
Abortion is once again before the Supreme Court — this time, in pill form. Key takeaways from Tuesday’s landmark hearing.
Justices seem skeptical of challenge to restrict access to abortion pill
A Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every other drug
What's at stake in the Supreme Court mifepristone case
This lawmaker says Arizona's laws are making it needlessly difficult for her to get an abortion
Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals
Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023
Kamala Harris declares 'health crisis' in historic visit to abortion clinic in Minnesota
Harris visited an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president
Harris will visit an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president
Ky. Democrats refuse vote on bill that prescribes counseling for nonviable pregnancies

Blinken warns deadly fentanyl crisis will spread globally
California Prosecutors Filing Murder Charges in More Fentanyl Deaths
Rising number of fentanyl exposures among young children in Oregon, the US
To stop fentanyl deaths in Philly, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits
In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight
How do you discipline an in-school overdose? In some districts, you don't
Washington state lawmakers to take on climate change, fentanyl and housing in short legislative session

Maricopa County reported 645 heat-related deaths in 2023, a 700% increase from decade ago
Baseball-sized 'gorilla hail' hits Kansas and Missouri during severe storms
Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' hits parts of Kansas and Missour
Northeast under flood watch while South braces for severe thunderstorms
California man first in U.S. to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases

Homeless people cleared by city of Sacramento ahead of Leonardo DiCaprio movie shoot
A record number of Americans can't afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help
Local governments, nonprofits in Oregon win $60 million for rental support, social services
Half of US tenants can’t afford to pay their rent. Here’s what’s ahead
Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds
2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024
Most homes for sale in 2023 were not affordable for a typical U.S. household
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year as pandemic aid ran out

Black and Latina women helped propel gains for unions in 2023, finds a new study
Just 1 in 10 workers in the U.S. belonged to labor unions in 2023, a record low
After Only One Day On Strike, CSU And Faculty Agree To Terms
CSU Strike Begins After Talks Between Admin, Faculty Break Down
California State University faculty launch weeklong strike across 23 campuses
Nike will lay off workers as part of $2-billion cost-cutting plan
Alaska Airlines flight attendants to picket at PDX, other airports as holiday travel takes off

Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements
In 2023, opioid settlement funds started being paid out. Here's how it's going

The Right to Bear Arms
TSA found record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2023. Most were loaded

2023 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments
NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2023

John Kerry to step down after 3 years as Biden's top climate diplomat
The U.S. is missing a ton of snow — even with recent storms
U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming
'The impacts are real': New satellite images show East Coast sinking faster than we thought
A message from the plants: US is getting a lot warmer, new analysis says
A bad apple season has some U.S. fruit growers planning for life in a warmer world
Apple picking season? In Colorado, you can pick your own hemp

Episode #347

A look back at some of the top political stories of 2023
2023 was a year of big anniversaries
An unprecedented year in immigration, and in anti-immigration rhetoric
The most powerful news photos of the year

World experienced nature's fury in 2023 as climate crisis fueled bad weather
2023 was a tragic and bizarre year of wildfires. Will it mark a turning point?
A massive pay cut for federal wildland firefighters may be averted. But not for long
A California town wiped off the map by wildfire is still recovering five years on
With wildfires growing, California writes new rules on where to plant shrubs
U.S. fire season on track to be one of slowest in years
Oregon vulnerable communities more exposed to wildfires than other social groups, study shows
Wildfire risk is growing everywhere, even as more Americans move into harm's way

Student loan forgiveness isn't dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023
Government efforts to erase student loan debt have now reached 3.6 million borrowers
Millions could benefit from a new way out of student loan default
Fresh Start for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
Education Department punishes student loan servicer for billing mistakes
Education Department punishes student loan servicer Mohela for billing mistakes
MOHELA made borrowers delinquent. Now the student loan servicer is being penalized
Confusion clouds return of student loan payments
Student loans for parents can be a debt trap. But there's a loophole
Biden strengthens rules to keep schools from saddling students with unaffordable debt
Feds offer students new protections against programs that lead to high debt, low pay
How new borrowers can prepare for their first student loan payment
The US Department Of Education Clears Student Loan Debt For 804,000 Borrowers
Biden's SAVE plan for student loan repayment may seem confusing. Here's how to use it.
Student loan borrowers are spending a lot of time on hold, says federal watchdog
US government cancels loans for former Ashford University students and plans to recoup costs
Borrowers can now apply for new, income-based student loan repayment
Student loans: Biden officially launches new, affordable payment plan
Student loans: Bankruptcy filers get $198 million settlement from Navient
Student loans: Biden debuts application for new affordable repayment plan
Biden discharges $130M in student debt for 7,400 CollegeAmerica borrowers
Supreme Court kills Biden's student debt plan in a setback for millions of borrowers
What the Supreme Court's rejection of student loan relief means for borrowers
'There is no trust now': Student loan borrowers respond to Supreme Court decision
Education Secretary says US to use 'whatever pathway we can' on student loan relief
House fails to overturn Biden veto in effort to cancel student debt relief
Biden vetoes measure overturning student loan forgiveness plan
Student loans: Biden vetoes bill to claw back student loan relief
Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan