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A recent Russian space launch placed a satellite onto the same orbital plane as a U.S. satellite, the Pentagon says. Here, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft sits at the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan last September.

What to know about the 'space weapon' the U.S. says Russia recently launched

The U.S. accusation, which Russia denies, raises questions about how a satellite might be used as a weapon in low Earth orbit and how close the two countries are to developing such a military tool.

A sample of cannabis is in a display case at Tradecrafts Farms dispensary in Vista, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023.

US drug control agency will move to reclassify cannabis in a historic shift, AP sources say

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.

Dartmouth Big Green gather for a team talk during their game against Columbia Lions in their NCAA men's basketball game on February 16, 2024 in New York City.

Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports

The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted 13-2 to join SEIU Local 560, making it the first unionized college sports team in the country. Dartmouth believes the election should not have gone forward.

5 takeaways from Biden's tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles

The Biden administration is quadrupling tariffs on China-made EVs. The tariffs are part of a broad swath of protectionist policies first imposed by former President Trump.

An empty Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego on March 14, 2020, as residents shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sewer project along Harbor Drive to impact downtown traffic

San Diego officials advised visitors to downtown and the Barrio Logan neighborhood Wednesday that an underground sewer project along Harbor Drive would be impacting traffic for the foreseeable future.

The sun sets over an intersection in San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood on Aug. 15, 2023.

Barrio Logan's new community plan promises stronger environmental protections

The new plan is the result of a decades-long fight by residents of the portside community for cleaner air.

In March 2023, journalist Polina Lytvynova stands in a doorway of a destroyed building in Saltivka, a neighborhood of Kharkiv, Ukraine, that was severely damaged in the early stages of the war in 2022.

I'm a Ukrainian journalist. I never expected to be a war reporter in my own country

Polina Lytvynova, an NPR producer in Ukraine, reflects on the changes two years of war with Russia have brought to her country — and to her work as a journalist.

Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's fixer, leaves his apartment building in New York this morning.

The cross examination of Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-fixer, has begun in New York trial

Cohen once boasted of being Donald Trump's "protector" but now he is testifying to lying for Trump's benefit, including about payments made to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election.

These people waited hours to see the Trump hush-money trial up close. Here's why

New Yorkers and tourists alike stand in line outside the Manhattan criminal court with hopes of securing a spot in one of the rooms where the trial against former President Donald Trump can be viewed.

Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth

Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.

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