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Watch: Satellite video shows world's biggest iceberg, A23a, break free

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

Starbucks workers say they will begin a strike in 3 cities on Friday

Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United said in February they had come to common ground in moving forward for the rest of the year. But the union says Starbucks has not kept its end of the commitment.

Half of the world's population lives in countries where elections took place this year. But only around half of those elections were in countries where they could be viewed as free and fair.

History has never ended, but are we at a crossroads again?

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

A shopper leaves the Big Lots store on Dec. 4, 2012 in Berlin, Vt.

Big Lots says it is having going-out-of-business sales as it seeks a new buyer

The national discount retailer says that a previously announced deal to sell itself to a private-equity group fell through.

People soak up the sun on deck chairs in the Allgäu region of southern Germany in 2020. Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year

Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.

Physician assistant Danis Walker vaccinates a construction worker outside a Lowes Home Improvement store in New Orleans on June 11, 2021.

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

Since 2018, "Bill of the Month" has investigated medical bills totaling almost $6.3 million — including nearly $2.8 million that patients were expected to pay out-of-pocket. Cited at statehouses, the U.S. Capitol, and the White House, the series has led to changes in health policy.

'Bill of the Month': The series that dissects and slashes medical bills

Since 2018, readers and listeners sent KFF Health News-NPR's "Bill of the Month" thousands of questionable bills. Our crowdsourced investigation paved the way for landmark legislation and highlighted cost-saving strategies for all patients

Gas utilities will have to check customer meters, like these in Darby, Pa., for leaks more frequently under proposed regulations from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Climate-warming gas leaks must be fixed by utilities in a new proposed rule

Natural gas utilities likely will face stricter federal regulations for their climate-warming methane emissions. Among the biggest sources of leaks is the meter outside a gas customer's home.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 16.

Trump is all about tariffs as he leads a party that used to be all about free trade

Once upon a time, Republicans spoke of free trade in glowing terms. With his constant threats of tariffs and a history of implementing them, President-elect Donald Trump has flipped that on its head.

Big Health Care is ending a terrible year. Is anyone happy with this business?

Patients are protesting, bipartisan lawmakers are threatening regulation – and investors are selling their shares.

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