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Billy Barr lives in Gothic, Colo., a silver mining town that was abandoned more than 100 years ago.

Tips From Someone With 50 Years Of Social Distancing Experience

Billy Barr has living alone in a cabin in a Colorado mountain ghost town for 50 years. He offers advice on how to find and maintain happiness in isolation.

Logan Paul came under heavy criticism for a video he posted on YouTube depicting a dead body, apparently the result of suicide.

YouTube Limits Relationship With Logan Paul After His Video Depicting Dead Body

More than a week after Paul removed a post showing him laughing beside an apparent suicide victim, YouTube pulled the star from its top-tier advertising program and shelved planned original projects.

Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

Police officers detain a man at protests in Moscow. Hundreds have been arrested during a demonstration demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for the Moscow city council.

Russian Police Arrest Hundreds Of Demonstrators At Moscow Protest

Demonstrators are demanding fair elections for the City Duma and for opposition candidates to be allowed on the ballot.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME: Season 6 (Seaon Finale This Week!)

Airs Sundays, Jan. 12 - Feb. 23 and March 29 - April 12, 2020 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

A New York judge has ruled that items like Panera's Bacon Turkey Bravo Sandwich on Tomato Basil bread, which contains 2,850 milligrams of sodium, require a warning label.

Judge Rules NYC Can Require Sodium Warnings On Restaurant Menus

A state judge ruled Wednesday that New York City health officials can enforce a requirement for chain restaurants to inform consumers which menu items have more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium.

Frog meat is among the many items imported from China that had been facing tariffs in a few weeks, but now the tariffs are delayed until December.

Trump's New Tariff Target List: Flags In, Bibles Out, Frog Meat Delayed

The Trump administration tweaked its list of Chinese imports subject to a 10% tariff this fall. We found some surprises buried in the thousands of tariff line items.

More Energy Expected To Come From Geothermal In California

Two new geothermal plants are in the works in the state, one is in the Salton Sea area and the other is in northern California.

Should doctors choose lactated Ringer's solution (right) or normal saline?

Why Did Sterile Salt Water Become The IV Fluid Of Choice?

IV bags filled with what's called normal saline are used to treat problems ranging from vomiting to lightheadedness. But evidence for the use of saline over other intravenous options is scant.

"It's thrilling to see Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson's exceptional work recognized by the Caldecott, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King Book Award committees," Cat Onder, senior vice president and publisher of HMH Books for Young Readers, tells NPR of The Undefeated.

'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott Medal, While 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery

Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson's book won the Caldecott, the top prize for picture books, and Jerry Craft's novel won the Newbery for kids' books.

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