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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins waves at the audience during the astronaut graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas, on January 10, 2020.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will be the first Black woman to spend months in space

Watkins is among the four astronauts who SpaceX launched as part of NASA's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.

Vezna Hang and his son. Hang fell so ill with COVID-19 before being vaccinated that he needed a double lung transplant. He now encourages other people to get the shot.

Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly

When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.

In this 2018 handout provided by NASA, the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket prepares to launch with the Parker Solar Probe onboard.

A NASA spacecraft has flown into the sun's atmosphere for the first time in history

The Parker Solar Probe's first passage through the corona, which lasted a few hours, is one of many that are planned for the mission, according to NASA. The next flyby is expected to occur in January.

Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court on Friday in Minneapolis. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of Daunte Wright.

Kim Potter describes officers' struggle with Daunte Wright before she shot him

The former Minnesota officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright said she believed he was trying to flee an arrest. Defense lawyers say that fleeing would have endangered a fellow officer.

The Biden administration is announcing new and proposed regulations to limit climate-warming methane emissions from oil and gas operations and pipelines. This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks.

Biden joins global push to cut climate-warming methane emissions

In a major expansion, proposed U.S. rules would apply not only to new oil and gas operations but also older ones. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas considered key to slowing global warming quickly.

The Maya Angelou quarter is the first in the American Women Quarters Program, which will feature other prominent women in U.S. history. The other quarters in the series will begin rolling out later this year and through 2025, according to the U.S. Mint.

The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.

Protestors rally in front of London's High court against U.K. financing of a new gas project in Mozambique. Mozambique plans to export its first ever liquified natural gas later this year.

War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa's natural gas. That's controversial

The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don't make financial sense in a warming world.

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee finishes on the uneven bars during the gymnastics women's all-around final at the Summer Olympics on Thursday.

Sunisa Lee Claims Olympic Gold And Shows U.S. Gymnastics Has More Than 1 Superstar

This competition was initially defined by who wasn't competing. U.S. star Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time and the heavy favorite to win, pulled out to take care of her mental health.

The U.S. will provide an additional $800 million in security aid to Ukraine

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about Wednesday's announcement that the U.S. will provide more security aid to Ukraine.

Firefighters looking at the Emerald Fire over the ridge of a hill in a backyard of a home in Laguna Beach, Feb. 10, 2022.

Winter wildfire burns 2 homes in Los Angeles County

A fire in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier broke out Thursday afternoon and gutted two homes but firefighters say they're getting a handle on it. Another blaze erupted above the community of Emerald Bay near Laguna Beach before dawn.

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