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Rancho Penasquitos Library Branch Manager Adrianne Peterson looks at a collection of Pride books donated by the public. Feb. 15, 2024.

San Diego librarians’ work now involves battling censorship

In an era of rising book challenges and censorship, learn how one librarian is defending the freedom to read.

Olympic and Paralympic medals are shown during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Medals on February 01, 2024 in Paris, France.

Olympic champions used to win clocks. Here’s how we settled on gold medals

Olympic athletes strive to win gold, silver and bronze medals. But there was a different prize when the games originated in Greece more than 2,700 years ago.

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Israel strikes Hezbollah in blast targeting the militant group's leader

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was said to be the target of the strikes, but it was not immediately clear if he was at the site when they happened.

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hold signs as he addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.

Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon

In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, seen from Baabda, Friday.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut

The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actor Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey. She died Friday at age 89.

Sharp-tongued, indomitable, and beloved actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actress Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey.

He created Oculus headsets as a teenager. Now he makes AI weapons for Ukraine

Palmer Luckey launched his first tech company as a teenager. He sold it to Facebook for $2 billion. Now he's making AI weapons the Pentagon is buying for itself and also sending to Ukraine.

As news spread that Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charges, federal agents arrived to search New York City's Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor, on Thursday.

Read the indictment: NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery, fraud, foreign donations

In an extraordinary operation, federal agents descended upon the mayor's home early Thursday morning.

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, attends a meeting of the Arab and Islamic ministerial committee to end the war on Gaza prior to their meeting with King Abdullah ll, at the royal palace on September 18, 2024 in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan’s top diplomat says Netanyahu should not hold future of the region ‘hostage’

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ayman Safadi, Jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, about the risk of an all-out war in Lebanon. Jordan has ties to Israel, Lebanon and the U.S.

The Security Council meets to discuss Lebanon on Wednesday at U.N. headquarters.

U.S. and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

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