Uncategorized

The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1575, by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) is often considered the world's first atlas. The library has two copies. Greta Rybus/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Greta Rybus/for NPR PORTLAND, Maine — For many of us, GPS has been a game changer - a tap, a voice, a turn-by-turn path, will get you

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has confirmed deploying fighter jets and ground troops to neighbouring Benin to help foil a coup attempt by a group of Beninese soldiers. In a statement on Sunday, Tinubu’s office said Nigeria’s military intervened in Benin after President Patrice Talon’s government issued two requests for help, including for “immediate Nigerian air

Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Ariz. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year's calendar of entrance

A Waymo autonomous Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in Tempe, Ariz., on the outskirts of Phoenix, on Sept. 15. The company is recalling software for its robotaxis after reports that some of them failed to stop for school buses. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The autonomous

A photo illustration shows the applicator of the Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 Plus glucose sensor on the arm of a patient on Thursday. Jill Delsaux/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jill Delsaux/Getty Images Abbott Diabetes Care has warned of faulty glucose readings on some of its devices, potentially linked to seven deaths and hundreds more

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP CAIRO — A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, a doctors' group said. Paramedics on the scene in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan

Workers and military inspect Ukrainian Fire Point's Flamingo missiles during handover to the military in an undisclosed location in Ukraine Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Republicans won a special congressional election in Tennessee, but

Staff Sgt. Jason Mitchell, a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard, attends a candlelight vigil for Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe outside the Berkeley County Sheriff's office on Wednesday in Martinsburg, W.Va. Wolfe was shot near the White House on Nov. 26 in what officials described as a targeted attack by an Afghan refugee