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Trees and bushes burnt by a brush fire are seen on Nov. 1, 2024 in the College area of San Diego, Calif.

Fire officials answer questions about brush management, traffic control after College Area fire

Fire officials said most of the land that burned in the fire is privately owned, which limits their ability to remove brush.

The borderless music of Gabriela Ortiz

At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Meta says it will end fact-checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.

Critic Aisha Harris has been rewatching The Dick Van Dyke Show. The actor is pictured above in May 1967.

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend scrolling, listening and viewing

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: JamesEarl333 on TikTok, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the songs "Young Lion" and "Kid on Christmas."

250 companies, schools and organizations pledge to provide overdose antidote naloxone

The White House says big companies like Amazon, the NHL, and United Airlines are joining the push to prevent overdoses by making naloxone widely available.

Niki Capaci (third from right) sits with her children in an old family photo. She died in May 2023 after three days in the custody of a New York jail.

A health care provider that faced dozens of prisoner lawsuits is filing for bankruptcy

Wellpath, a health care provider for hospitals, prisons and jails, has been dogged by wrongful death and medical negligence suits. What happens to those cases now that it has filed for bankruptcy?

Kim Hilton inside his new apartment at an assisted living facility in Columbia Falls, Mont. Hilton can't afford the unit on his own, but after a long search was able to get one of the limited slots in a Medicaid program that helps pay for assisted living.

For homeless seniors, finding stable housing takes a village — and a lot of luck

The number of unhoused seniors is expected to triple by 2030. As rents rise, it becomes tougher to find affordable housing that's accessible for those with medical conditions and disabilities.

A pair of eagles that were followed by viewers worldwide on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam are shown in this undated handout photo from the agency in 2023, from a nest in an undisclosed location.

Minnesota's EagleCam is back — with new birds

A new bald eagle nest cam has begun livestreaming from Minnesota. Viewers can watch live as the wild raptor pair builds their nest and raise their young.

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, seen in picture, are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, which is announced at a press conference by Hans Ellergren, center, permanent secretary at the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday.

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries in machine learning

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.

'Sebastian' re-writes the sex work movie

Director and writer Mikko Mäkelä says he wasn't interested in creating yet another sex worker drama focused on trauma. Instead, Sebastian is a knowing but conflicted young man learning about himself.

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