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The fall of Syria's dictatorship ripples out to one family in Toledo, Ohio

When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade.

The Tijuana River Estuary in San Diego County. Dec 4, 2024

Proposal says money from a toll could pay to fix Tijuana River pollution

State Sen. Steve Padilla wants to create a pollution mitigation fund.

Student members of Caminantes for Education create vision boards as the end of the school year approaches at Cal State Long Beach on March 19, 2024.

Hispanic Serving Institutions rely on federal funding to support Latino students. What happens when the money ends?

Once federal grant funding ends many resources and opportunities at Hispanic Serving Institutions continue only through student and faculty efforts. Experts say campuses must maintain programs to better serve Latino students.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell spoke at an event in Boston on Jan. 15.

Hundreds of zombies killed by Massachusetts AG — zombie loans, that is

The Massachusetts AG is cracking down on a company collecting on "zombie second mortgages" — old loans that homeowners thought were dead but rise from the grave. People are losing houses over them.

'Candyman' star Tony Todd dies at 69

The versatile actor had hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.

At age 8 in 2009, EJ Beck hugs her favorite book, Laura Ingalls Wilder's These Happy Golden Years. At 10, center, she is pictured in the hospital where she was treated for thyroid cancer. For Beck and her family, the Happy Golden Years image became emblematic of her life, before. At right, EJ Beck today is a 23-year-old medical student.

Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission

Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.

LeBron James cheers on fellow Team USA basketballers in the 3x3 women's game against Spain last week at Esplanade Des Invalides during the Paris Games.

Olympians at the Paris Games want to cheer on the Olympians, too

Olympians are just as excited as the public to witness the athleticism at the Paris Games — especially if it's not their own sport. Here are some of your favorite Olympians' favorite Olympians.

A tug boat travels toward the Port of Baltimore as salvage crews continue to clean up wreckage from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Patapsco River on June 11 in Baltimore. The city's Fort McHenry Federal Channel opened for shipping traffic months after the cargo ship Dali collided with the bridge, causing it to collapse.

U.S. sues Dali ship owner and operator for $100 million over Baltimore bridge collapse

“The ship’s owner and manager … sent an ill-prepared crew on an abjectly unseaworthy vessel to navigate the United States’ waterways,” the Justice Department says in its new civil claim.

Protesters stage a rally demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. The letters read "Arrest Yoon Suk Yeol."

South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms

South Koreans rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol calling for his arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him.

Dale Stephanos created the digital illustration based on a 2010 photograph by Kwaku Alston. Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp.

The USPS will honor Betty White with her own stamp in 2025

Having received hundreds to thousands of fan mail each week, it's only fitting to honor White with a postage stamp.

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