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Sophie Kinsella, author of the 'Shopaholic' book series, has died The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022. News December 10, 2025 9:48 AM ET Author Sophie Kinsella, who penned the 'Shopaholic' books, has died at 55 Sophie Kinsella at the Costa

A nurse performs surgery on a trachoma patient in Ethiopia. Trachoma is considered a neglected tropical disease, caused by a bacterial infection, and can lead to blindness. Marco Simoncelli/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Simoncelli/AFP/via Getty Images Around 2018, Diango Tounkara started having trouble seeing at night. "I didn't know what was wrong,"

Photo: Indian food stand offers late meal for working women Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. December 10, 2025 8:38 AM ET Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work

Russia has claimed to be in full control of Pokrovsk, but Ukrainian forces say they still control the northern part of the strategic city in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have reported an unusually large Russian mechanised attack inside the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, where Russia has reportedly massed a force of some 156,000 troops

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's campus in Frankfort, Ky., on Tuesday. Hannah Brown/The State Journal/AP hide caption toggle caption Hannah Brown/The State Journal/AP FRANKFORT, Ky. — One student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at a residence hall at Kentucky

Millions of borrowers in Biden’s SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end a popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan, better known as SAVE, was the most flexible and

Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Russian, Chinese planes entered its air defence zone during the joint exercise. South Korea and Japan separately scrambled fighter jets after Russian and Chinese military aircraft conducted a joint air patrol near both countries. Seven Russian and two Chinese aircraft entered South Korea’s Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) at

Participants march during the Portland Krampuslauf on December 5, 2025. Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption toggle caption Celeste Noche for NPR When Edgar Loesch was growing up, his Christmas was filled with family, friends and St. Nicholas. But his German parents also had one, terrifying addition: a hairy monster named Krampus who they said

Army helicopters fly overhead during a parade by the new Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, Monday. Ghaith Alsayed/AP hide caption toggle caption Ghaith Alsayed/AP HOMS, Syria — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria's notorious Saydnaya

Alina Habba speak during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2025 in Oxon Hill, Md. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Alina Habba, a former personal attorney for President Trump, is stepping down as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey following an appeals court ruling