A directive sent out by the Marion County Public Health Department advised hospitals around Indianapolis to bar children and people with COVID or flu-like symptoms from visiting patients.
Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn’t stay on the road — and that runoff can harm aquatic life in rivers and lakes as well as damage plants and soil.
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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President Trump confirmed a recent U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, prompting questions about the size and scope of the U.S. mission.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks to Phil Mudd, a former counterterrorism official in the CIA and FBI, about a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock that the Trump administration alleges was used for drug smuggling.
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Dozens of international aid groups, like Doctors Without Borders, are now banned from entering Gaza under new rules set by Israel.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to NBC Sports college football insider Nicole Auerbach {our-back} about the teams in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
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Nearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions.
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Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71. Whitlock played the corrupt state Sen. Clay Davis on "The Wire." He also appeared in several Spike Lee films, including "25th Hour" and "BlacKkKlansman."
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The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels. That's according to two people familiar with details of the operation.
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The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility.
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President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
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The suspect in the attempted pipe bombing of political headquarters in 2021 appeared in court today for a pre-trial detention hearing.
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Volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles to help researchers determine how PFAS -- the substances commonly called forever chemicals -- find their way into water, soil and air.
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A number of promenant nightclubs and music venues closed across the country in 2025, part of an ongoing trend driven by high rents, decreasing alcohol consumption and monopolization.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Nicholas Quah of Vulture about the evolution of celebrity publicity as the "new media circuit" commands more attention.