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Syrian opposition forces enter a key city, in a new blow to Assad regime. President-elect Trump announces White House AI and Crypto Czar. New York City takes a step toward addressing housing crisis.

Syrian rebels have entered another major city, in a further blow to President Bashar Assad after they took over Aleppo days earlier.

People displaced by Hurricane Helene and living in temporary shelters, are trying to stay warm this week as freezing temperatures blanket the region.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Christine Wormuth, the outgoing Army secretary. She is the 25th secretary of the Army, and the first woman to hold that position.

New York police say Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the country's largest health insurer, was the target of a preplanned attack. Authorities are searching for the person who did it.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Jude Law and screenwriter Zach Baylin about turning the true story of a white supremacist group into the film "The Order."

A study finds male hockey players -- at all ages -- are at-risk of the degenerative brain disease CTE. The research also determined that the longer someone plays the sport, the higher the risk.

Republicans are entering the new Congress with the slimmest majority in nearly a century. NPR's Michel Martin talks to strategist Mike Ricci about how the GOP will navigate the political landscape.

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders.

There are parallels between the demonstrations in the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine's 2014 revolution. One expert says while there are many similarities, there is one big difference to consider.