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Title: Steve Cropper, Booker T. and the M.G.’s Guitarist, Dies

Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics "Green

How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.

Women walk down a street in the predominantly Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis in 2022. The Twin Cities is a hub for Somalis in the U.S. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessie Wardarski/AP Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump.

Jafar Panahi Sentenced in Iran as Awards Season Begins

Alongside interpreter Sheida Dayani, filmmaker Jafar Panahi accepts the award for the best original screenplay at the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday for his film It Was Just an Accident. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute hide caption toggle caption Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media

Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards

Motorists drive on Interstate 210 during the morning commute on December 03, 2025 in Pasadena, Calif. President Trump announced new fuel economy standards today which will roll back fuel efficiency standards put in place by former President Joe Biden. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America The Trump

Title: CDC Advisers Reevaluate Long-Standing Childhood Vaccines

A child gets immunized at a Florida pediatrician's office in September. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Powerful federal advisers this week are expected to make a controversial change to how babies are immunized against hepatitis B, and to question how pediatricians inoculate children against more than a dozen other infectious

Pentagon watchdog: Hegseth risked U.S. forces’ safety using Signal

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on Dec. 2. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A Pentagon watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. servicemembers by sharing sensitive

Trump’s use of ‘Third World’: Origins, meaning and alternatives

The question of how to classify nations according to their resources is a thorny one. Jing Wei for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jing Wei for NPR The term "Third World" is making headlines. Last week, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that immigrants from poor nations are a burden on the United States.

Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide

Several varieties of shredded mozzarella and cheese blends, sold at retailers including Aldi, Target and Walmart, are being recalled over concerns they were contaminated with bits of metal. Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images Two of the nation's latest food recalls concern cheese — and

Did the Trump administration commit a war crime?

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest, Alex Horton, is the reporter who broke the story that's been dominating the news since last Friday when it was published in The Washington Post. It's about what happened on September 2, when the U.S. military carried out the first deadly strike on

Greetings from Ukraine: Churchgoers Seek Respite Before Winter

Photo: Church in western Ukraine Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. December 3, 2025 11:37 AM ET Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. I snapped
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