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Super Bowl ads played it safe, but there were still some winners

Celebrities from Beyoncé to Arnold Schwarzenegger sold products with a wink.

Doctors attempt to resuscitate a victim of shelling at the Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Republic of the Sudan on September 5. The victim was later pronounced dead.

In Pictures: How one hospital is faring as Sudan's health care system is devastated by war

NPR correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu reports from one of wartime Sudan's few remaining hospitals, on the edge of the capital Khartoum.

The sun shines behind a refinery in the South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh Seaport in Iran. Iran's oil and natural gas infrastructure is a possible target for Israeli attacks as tensions in the Mideast mount. Oil prices have risen as a result — but remain relatively low, compared to most of 2024.

Tensions are rising in the Middle East, but the rise in oil prices is muted – so far

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. One reason? OPEC+ could pump a lot more oil if it wanted to.

Dollar bills folded up like origami houses laid over envelopes marked "PAST DUE" and "EVICTION NOTICE" and a COVID-19 test

Tens of thousands still waiting as California COVID rent relief program runs low on cash

California lawmakers created Housing Is Key with billions of dollars in federal relief money, initially guaranteeing everyone who applied in time and was approved would get paid.

Former President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign event in Indiana, Pa., on Sept. 23. Behind Trump, Republicans are urged to vote in numbers that are "too big to rig."

Driven by Republicans, most Americans are concerned about fraud in the 2024 election

Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.

This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021, a set location used for the film Rust. The Western movie will premiere for the first time next month in Poland.

'Rust' movie will get world premiere 3 years after cinematographer's on-set death

The Western will premiere at a Polish film festival next month at a screening to honor the cinematographer. Hutchins was killed in 2021 after a loaded prop gun handled by actor Alec Baldwin went off.

San Diego weekend arts events: 'My Intimate Partner,' 'Primary Trust,' Mahler and more

This weekend in the arts: La Jolla Playhouse's "Primary Trust"; "My Intimate Partner at OMA; The San Diego Symphony's "Resurrection"; Aoife O' Donovan; San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival; Naomi Nadreau and Hiroshi McDonald; Kids Free San Diego; live music picks and more.

A table with Narcan Nasal spray is organized at a press conference, Jan. 23, 2023.

To fight Tijuana's fentanyl crisis, San Diegans smuggle naloxone into Mexico

Here in San Diego, life-saving medicines like naloxone have helped reduce the number of fatal fentanyl overdoses. But Mexico's restrictive drug policies make the medicine almost impossible to get in Tijuana.

A person carries bags of fresh water after filling up from a tanker at a distribution site in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday in Asheville, N.C.

In Asheville, N.C., many residents may be without drinking water for weeks

Tropical storm Helene caused 'catastrophic' damage to Asheville’s water treatment and distribution system, cutting off at least 70% of the city’s drinking water supply.

Chenedy Wiles, 27, poses for a portrait at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Chicago, Ill. Wiles took a 23andMe test over the summer and got her results in September. While she finds the data breach concerning, “so much of our data is already out there,” she said.

23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data?

The once-hot Silicon Valley startup has seen its stock’s value decline 99% and is struggling to survive. That has put the spotlight on the genetic data it has on 15 million people.

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