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Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday.

We invited you to share acts of kindness. The topics include new shoes, a basket of berries that aren't very tasty and an unexpected twist for someone treating the person behind them in line.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age.

One hundred years ago this week, the radio barn dance that came to be known as the Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast from Nashville. Being part of the show still matters to country artists today.

Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates.

Much of the turkey's early history is shrouded in uncertainty, historians and etymologists say — which is particularly true of how the bird got its name.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon, amid Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history's first American pope on the road.

The highly anticipated A Taste of Coronado is returning for the 16th annual event on October 8! Organized by the Coronado Junior Woman’s Club, with the support of surrounding local businesses on the island, Taste of Coronado aims to celebrate the local culinary scene of Coronado by raising money for this year’s deserving beneficiary — Forever Balboa Park. A Taste Of Coronado on Instagram

Casa de Amparo hosts its 27th annual Crystal Ball Gala. Enjoy an elegant evening featuring a lavish cocktail reception, gourmet dinner by Chef Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse Grille, dancing to "No Country for Old Man," and exciting auctions. Since 1999, visionary Crystal Ball patrons and community members have raised substantial funds to help Casa Kids look into their own crystal ball and see a brighter future. All proceeds raised at the Crystal Ball Gala directly benefit Casa de Amparo’s programs. Casa de Amparo on Facebook / Instagram