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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wednesday said there's nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the hottest year on record, which dates back 141 years. It's been nearly 36 years, since Earth had a cooler than normal month.

Scientists are spotting new coronavirus variants almost on a daily basis. So far public health experts are still most worried about three important ones.

Jon Batiste was born for show business. Hear him play an intimate set in New York and on our radio show as we trace his story to his current gig as band leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

In a new book, former NPR reporter Shankar Vedantam suggests attaining "a deeper psychological understanding of why people believe what they believe," being empathetic and considering costs involved.

When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, he'll have 16 days to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to save the last arms control treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, he'll have 16 days to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to save the last arms control treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

For years, Friendship Park, on the US-Mexico border, has connected communities in the two countries through good times and bad. In the coming months, Border Patrol plans to replace the border wall on the site, drastically altering the park’s landscape.

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A total of 9,448 San Diego households have been helped with $77.9 million in a first round of rent relief through the city's COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program, officials announced Wednesday.

SBA data show that demand is still very high for the loans, and that smaller amounts are going out this time. But large, multimillion-dollar loans are still eating up a good chunk of the money.