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A climate change protester holds a banner reading, "This Is An Emergency," during a 2019 town hall event in Manchester, N.H., with Joe Biden, who isn't pictured.

President-elect Joe Biden vows to take a very different approach to climate than President Trump did over the last four years.

Trenton tops homicide record after 2 men killed overnight

Trenton, New Jersey, has officially seen its bloodiest year on record.The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday that it is investigating two…

A patient is treated for COVID-19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hospitalizations because of the coronavirus are surging in California.

California Hospitalizations From COVID-19 Surging; ICUs May Be Overwhelmed In Weeks

Most of California is under the state's highest risk-level assessment, restricting most indoor activities and gatherings.

The captain of the dive boat that caught fire last September was charged with 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter after prosecutors found his failure to follow safety rules during the three-day diving trip resulted in the death of 33 passengers and one crew member.

California Dive Boat Captain Charged In Fire That Killed 34

The Labor Day 2019 blaze aboard the Conception killed 33 passengers and one crew member. Prosecutors say the vessel's captain failed to follow safety rules.

Facebook Sued By Justice Dept. For Allegedly Discriminating Against U.S. Workers

The U.S. Department of Justice alleged Facebook reserved more than 2,600 jobs over almost two years specifically for temporary visa holders it intended to sponsor for permanent residency.

Irish poet William Butler Yeats circa 1920.

Opinion: Reading William Butler Yeats 100 Years Later

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what a 100 year-old poem by William Butler Yeats means today.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler, shown here at an event in 2018, says he "set a bad example" by traveling to Cabo San Lucas last month.

A Texas Mayor Urged People To Stay Home, Then Flew To Mexico For Vacation

"In hindsight, and even though it violated no order, it set a bad example for which I apologize," Austin Mayor Steve Adler said, after initially saying he didn't do anything wrong.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire erupted from the building next to Middle Collegiate Church on Saturday. The historic church in lower Manhattan was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof.

Massive Fire Tears Through Historic Church Home To 'New York's Liberty Bell'

The blaze spread from an adjacent building to the Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan early Saturday. The fate of a bell dating back to the founding of the country is unclear.

Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego in July, after an explosion and fire on board the ship. The Navy announced Monday the ship will be decommissioned.

Navy Will Dismantle USS Bonhomme Richard

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship burned for five days after a fire broke out onboard July 12. It could cost the Navy $3 billion to repair the ship or $1 billion to repurpose it.

Julia Bullock: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

From her home in Germany, the provocative American soprano delivers songs of introspection and freedom from Franz Schubert's mountaintop epiphany to Billy Taylor's wish for equality and justice.

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