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NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Todd Stern, who served as a chief climate negotiator for the Obama Administration, about what to expect as this year’s climate negotiations get underway in Glasgow.

“Having cancer is terrifying. It’s scary. And going to the hospital—I really felt like a number,” says Marc Hulett, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004. Hulett had surgery to remove his prostate and has been on hormone therapy

China is expected to expand its nuclear weapons stockpile faster and more aggressively than previously expected, according to a new U.S. military assessment, underscoring the growing strategic threat that Beijing poses as it continues to build its military power. A

Drought in Iraq means the country is only able to grow less than half its usual produce and is forcing mass migration from rural communities.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now recommends that all pregnant and recently pregnant individuals receive a COVID-19 booster shot when they are eligible, according to guidance published on Nov. 3. That means someone who is pregnant should

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In what may be a troubling sign for the gun-safety movement nationwide, the majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to strike down a contested concealed-carry law, which could make it easier for millions of people

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The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faults all sides for committing abuses.

Italian makers of Prosecco are trying to block Croatian winemakers from using the name Prosek for their sweet dessert wine that shares roots with its better-known bubbly cousin. (Image credit: Antonio Calanni/AP)