Too Many Storms, Not Enough Names

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others.
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French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.
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Scores Killed In Massacre Of Farmers In Nigeria

Residents say scores of agricultural workers were slaughtered in Borno state on Saturday. Boko Haram is active in the area.
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Tony Hsieh, Former Zappos CEO, Dies At 46

The technology entrepreneur made his fortune in the heyday of the dot-com era, before pivoting to lead the online shoe company — despite knowing little about shoes.
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Germany Passes 1 Million Coronavirus Cases As Merkel Warns Of 'A Tough Winter'

With the daily number of new infections hovering around 20,000, Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germans this week that her government may move to extend restrictions into the new year.
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Biden Gains Votes In Recount Of Milwaukee County Requested By Trump

The Trump campaign paid $3 million to get recounts in two heavily Democratic counties in Wisconsin. The effort backfired in Milwaukee County, at least, where Biden expanded his margin of victory.
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French Police Officers In Custody After Video Emerges Of Brutal Beating Of Black Man

The officers were unaware they were being filmed by a surveillance camera in Paris as they beat the man. The incident comes as the government tries to pass controversial limits on images of police.
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North Korea Executed Coronavirus Rule-Breaker, Says South Korean Intelligence

South Korean lawmakers say intelligence officials briefed them on the North's tough pandemic rules, including a Pyongyang lockdown and an execution of an official caught breaking restrictions.
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Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed In Attack

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, believed to have led Iran's military nuclear program, died from wounds after an attack, causing outrage in Iran and raising international concerns over potential retaliation.
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Indian man comes home after being declared dead from COVID-19

An Indian man who was falsely declared dead from COVID-19 recovered and went home — but his family had cremated someone else. Shibdas Bandyopadhyay, 75, was admitted to a hospital in Barasat on Nov. 11 after testing positive for the virus, and two days later, his family was informed he had died, The New Indian...
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Turkey fryer may have sparked blaze that destroyed 3 Massachusetts homes

A deep-frying turkey may have sparked a fire that destroyed three homes in Massachusetts Thanksgiving morning, authorities said. Residents heard an explosion before the blaze ripped through several homes in their New Bedford community at around 10 a.m., WBZ-TV reported. One woman was seriously hurt and rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital. Twenty-seven people were displaced...
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Woman smashes 500 bottles of booze in British supermarket

A berserk woman went on a booze-related rampage — smashing hundreds of bottles of wine and spirits inside a British supermarket Wednesday. The woman entered an Aldi supermarket in Stevenage, England, and began breaking 500 bottles of alcohol that caused around $130,000 in damages, according to local reports. Video on social media shows the woman...
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British-Australian scholar jailed in Iran for spying freed in prison swap

A British-Australian scholar who was serving a 10-year sentence for spying in Iran was freed in a prison swap. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, 33, a professor at Melbourne University who taught Islamic studies, had been jailed in Iran since Sept. 2018. Moore-Gilbert said she felt “bittersweet” leaving Iran despite the injustices she suffered. “I have nothing but...
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Civil War statue toppled in protest in Colorado replaced with of Native American woman

A Civil War memorial toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters in Colorado over the summer will be replaced by a sculpture of a Native American woman in mourning. The new statue, approved by Denver representatives on Friday, will commemorate the 1864 Sand Creek massacre, where US Army soldiers attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne...
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University COVID ‘outbreak’ due to more than 50 false positive test results

Concordia University in California said more than 50 rapid COVID-19 tests offered to asymptomatic students and faculty came back with false positive results — sparking fears of a potential outbreak on campus. The Lutheran university in Irvine reported six active cases — four students and two employees — as of Wednesday. President Michael Thomas thought...
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Move Fast? Push For A Big Deal? Biden Faces Debate Over More COVID-19 Aid

A question for Joe Biden and his team is whether they should be encouraging Democrats to move quickly, to deliver aid faster, even if that means accepting a smaller deal.
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Poised To Be America's 1st Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff Shakes Up Gender Stereotypes

When his wife, Kamala Harris, is sworn in as vice president of the U.S., Emhoff will also be creating history. "I'm gonna support her," he said when once asked what he'd do if she were elected.
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Nice Car, But How Do You Charge That Thing? Let Us Count The Ways

Most charging actually happens at home, but concerns about how to juice up are tripping up would-be buyers. A lot is on the line for automakers.
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Model now making $35K a month on OnlyFans after racy Fort Bragg Twitter incident

The OnlyFans model known as Quinn Finite is now making thousands of dollars a month after the Fort Bragg Twitter account sent her racy tweets.
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Alleged cartel boss arrested over slaughter of Mormon family in Mexico

The alleged boss of a Mexican drug cartel has been busted in connection to the slaughter of three Mormon mothers and their six children last year, according to reports. Roberto González Montes, the alleged leader of La Línea who is known as “El32” or “El Mudo,” meaning the mute, was arrested as part of a...
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Apple security chief accused of trying to bribe sheriff’s office

Apple’s head of global security was indicted on Monday for allegedly trying to bribe a California sheriff’s office with the promise of 200 iPads in exchange for concealed-weapon permits for company employees. In addition to Thomas Moyer, 50, the tech-giant’s chief security officer, two officers with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office were also charged...
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Why The Oil Industry Doesn't Fear Biden

President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to tackle the climate crisis. Nonetheless, the oil and gas industry is reacting with a surprising amount of optimism.
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Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity

In Kansas City, hospitals are treating local COVID-19 patients as well as patients transferred from rural counties in Missouri and Kansas, where there's no mandate or culture for wearing masks.
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Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Dies At 37

Patrick Quinn, who helped turn the Ice Bucket Challenge into a global phenomenon in 2014, died after a seven-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign's Bid To Delay Vote Certification In Pennsylvania

In a blistering decision, a federal judge ruled that the campaign's complaint was "unsupported by evidence" and essentially asked the court "to disenfranchise almost seven million voters."
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G-20 Summit Opens With Calls For United Response To Pandemic

Saudi Arabia, which is hosting this year's virtual summit, opened up the two-day meeting urging leaders to mount a global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jonathan Pollard, Who Sold Cold War Secrets To Israel, Completes Parole

After 30 years in prison, and five years on stringent parole, former U.S. Navy analyst Jonathan Pollard plans to move to Israel, his lawyers said.
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Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen accused of killing two at Wisconsin protest released on $2m bail

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New York governor Andrew Cuomo to get Emmy for his TV coronavirus briefings

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Wisconsin shooting: 'Multiple people injured' in mass shooting at shopping centre

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WHO advises against Gilead’s remdesivir for all hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Gilead’s drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said on Friday. “The … panel found a lack of evidence that remdesivir improved outcomes that matter to patients...
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UK driver watched a ‘wee bit of Netflix’ while 39 migrants were loaded into truck

The British truck driver who ferried a container where 39 migrants died said in court Thursday that he didn’t see the refugees being loaded into the truck because he was watching a “wee bit of Netflix” at the time, a report said. The driver, 23-year-old Eamonn Harrison of Northern Ireland, said in court that he...
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12-year-old New Orleans girl accused of killing her infant brother

A 12-year-old New Orleans girl was reportedly charged with murder over the death of her 6-month-old brother, officials announced on Thursday. The juvenile was charged after the infant was found dead at the family’s St. Charles Parish home on Sunday, WWL-TV reported, citing police. “He was perfect,” the children’s aunt, Nicole Brown, told the outlet,...
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The Legacy Of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

DeVos will be remembered as a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.
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In U.S. Cities, The Health Effects Of Past Housing Discrimination Are Plain To See

Researchers analyzed the lingering harms of of decades-old racist lending policies known as redlining. Their project lets you explore the current impacts on maps of 142 cities.
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COVID-19 Denial Still Rampant In Some Virus Hotspots

Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being hampered by the fact that many people don't believe it's real. "It's absolute garbage," said Craig Mann of Flathead County in northwest Montana.
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For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'

The 2020 election is expected to usher in a major shift in immigration enforcement — particularly in suburban Atlanta, where newly elected sheriffs are pledging to limit how they cooperate with ICE.
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FDA Approves First At-Home Coronavirus Test

The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is expected to provide results in 30 minutes or less. Its approval could help alleviate the strain on the nation's precarious coronavirus testing system.
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Federal Judge Approves Landmark $8.3 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

The controversial deal hashed out between the Department of Justice and the maker of Oxycontin provides hundreds of millions of dollars of relief for communities hit hard by the opioid epidemic.
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4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station

Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reached the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.
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We Can Get Back To Normal, Chief Science Adviser Responds To Vaccine News

The American biotech company has announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective. Operation Warp Speed science adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui, says he was ecstatic when he heard the news.
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Philadelphia Bans Nearly All Indoor Gatherings For The Rest Of The Year

The city is taking sweeping steps to control the coronavirus by banning indoor activities, including holiday season gatherings among people of different households.
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2 Weeks After Eta, Nicaragua Braces For Massive Hurricane Iota

Iota, which currently has sustained winds of 155 mph, is expected to hit Nicaragua Monday evening, bringing catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall.
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Excerpts From 'A Promised Land': Listen To Former President Obama Tell His Story

In his memoir A Promised Land, Obama tells the story of his political rise through the first two years of his presidency. Here, listen to excerpts from the book before its release on Tuesday.
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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Former President Barack Obama

He talked with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book; the 2020 election and Donald Trump's refusal to concede; racial hostility in America; and other topics.
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How Hindus In Wyoming Are Celebrating Diwali, the 'Festival Of Lights,' Amid Pandemic

The holiday, which marks the new year, is observed over five days in various ways, from decorating with lights, praying at the temple and feasts with loved ones. Much of that is different this year.
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U.S. Adds 184,000 Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day, With No End In Sight

The country set another record for daily infections. America is the world leader in COVID-19 fatalities. President-elect Joe Biden expressed alarm and urged the Trump administration to take action.
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Trump Supporters, Counterprotesters Clash At DC Rally Contesting Biden's Victory

Right-wing activists and protesters designated as hate groups echoed the president's false claims of a stolen election.. As night fell, clashes between Trump fans and counterprotesters turned violent.
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As Trump Pushes Election Falsehoods, His Cybersecurity Agency Pushes Back

Led by one of President Trump's nominees, the agency has been actively trying to correct misinformation spread by all sorts of actors, including Trump, about the election.
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge In Dakotas: 'It's Like We Opened Up A Spigot'

Faced with overloaded hospitals, doctors in South Dakota and North Dakota struggle to deal with uncontained community spread of COVID-19 and with medical staffing issues in their states.
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