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The headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London on Apr 28, 2023, the day BBC chairperson Richard Sharp resigned.

BBC chair quits over links to loans for Boris Johnson — the man who appointed him

A top Conservative Party donor, Richard Sharp was found to have breached rules by failing to disclose a $1 million loan he helped arrange for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

MC Lyte, Young M.A, Jay-Z & A$AP Rocky. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR.

How New York defined rap's attitude

Beneath the 8 million stories in the culture's birthplace lies a bigger one: the story of American Blackness, which crystallized in a music that can't and won't stop growing.

South African naturalist Adam Welz traveled the world to understand how climate change is "weirding" ecosystems. One of his questions: How to stay hopeful in a warming world?

A naturalist finds hope despite climate change in an era he calls 'The End of Eden'

South African naturalist Adam Welz has traveled the world, documenting the profound impact of climate change on wild species. He says his research has convinced him despair isn't the answer.

Michigan Vs. Everybody knit hats, ball caps, sweatshirts and T-shirts were flying off the racks and plucked off a table at The M Den, a retail store near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich. Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. The second-ranked Wolverines headed into a fateful week with a court hearing, a road trip to Maryland and a swagger built on their growing belief that it’s them against the world. The school is preparing for its legal battle fight to free Jim Harbaugh from a Big Ten suspension. (AP Photo/Larry Lage)

Michigan vs. Everybody becomes Wolverines' mantra as Jim Harbaugh suspended for sign-stealing saga

Michigan headed into a fateful week with a court hearing, a road trip to Maryland and a swagger built on the growing belief within the program that it’s them against the world.

Opinion: The puzzling allure of Al Capone's pistol

There are other, more meaningful guns to pursue than Al Capone's "Sweetheart."

If it's a Rolex you're after, you're in luck. There are almost always a few available at Unclaimed Baggage. In fact, the most expensive item ever sold here was a platinum Rolex that was appraised for $64,000 and sold for $32,000 in 2014.

U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

Babyface: Tiny Desk Concert

The singer, songwriter and producer brought his timeless love songs to the Tiny Desk.

An injured person is carried on a stretcher to seek medical assistance after a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, May 24, 2024. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in the landslide that buried a village and an emergency response is underway, officials in the South Pacific island nation said.

Emergency convoy reaches survivors of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea

The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go higher.

Karli (left) and Elmo (right) appear in Season 51 of Sesame Street. In separate videos and stories available for free online, Karli, Elmo and supportive adult characters discuss how Karli's mother is in recovery for an unspecified addiction.

Muppets from Sesame Workshop help explain opioid addiction to young children

The educational nonprofit behind Sesame Street has created videos and stories for caregivers or therapists to share with kids 6 and under, to help explain addiction or why parents need treatment.

To get fresh vegetables to people who need them, one city puts its soda tax to work

In Boulder, Colorado, officials realized there were many people who needed access to fruits and vegetables but didn't qualify for federal food assistance.

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