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How palm oil prices are affecting the global economy

The prices of cooking oil are rising. Why that could put global security at risk.

Daryl Banks III (right) of the St. Peter's Peacocks protects the ball from Eric Hunter of the Purdue Boilermakers in the second half of the game in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 25.

Saint Peter's University advances to the Elite 8 after a historic NCAA Tournament win

The Saint Peters Peacocks made history Friday, becoming the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?

In this image provided by the European Council, European Council President Charles Michel, center, looks at destroyed vehicles as he is given a tour of the region of Borodyanka, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Putin tries to claim Mariupol win but won't storm holdout

Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance.

Both Girlpool and Let's Eat Grandma make music that pushes against the boundaries of indie rock and pop.

Girlpool and Let's Eat Grandma explore the inherent grief of growing up

Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood.

Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Miami Shell station on Nov. 22, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year.

California's governor is proposing $11 billion of relief from record gas prices

Also included in the proposed package is $750 million to give Californians free rides on public transit for three months.

Denis Metrevelyi, 36, holds one of the projectiles that was fired through the window of his apartment in Bucha, a town on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. Metrevelyi, 36, has returned to the apartment building despite its destroyed roof and lack of running water.

Some war-ravaged parts of Ukraine try to rebuild as fighting rages elsewhere

Since the war has mainly shifted to the east of Ukraine, residents and business owners have been returning to parts of the Kyiv region, including hard-hit Bucha.

The Colombia premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' <em>Encanto</em> in Bogotá in November. The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" eached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Monday.

Let's talk about 'We Don't Talk About Bruno'

The catchy song by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Disney's Encanto reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, only the second from a Disney animated film to reach those heights.

Cheryl W. Thompson

Cheryl W. Thompson is an investigative correspondent for NPR.

A visitor reads a book at a book fair during a Publishers Forum in Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. A regional council in western Ukraine had passed a motion to ban all Russian-language books, films and songs in the region.

Russian invasion upends young, flourishing Ukrainian publishing industry

After the Crimea invasion, a backlash against Russian books filled with propaganda led to the growth of Ukraine's own book industry. But Russia's latest attacks and Covid have created major obstacles.

Police guard the front of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin where at least one gunman fired upon people at a service August, 5, 2012 in Oak Creek, Wis. Six people were killed when a shooter, who was later shot dead by a police officer, opened fire on congregants in the Milwaukee suburb.

Remembering the Oak Creek killings, a harbinger of white supremacist violence

Ten years ago, seven people died when a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisc. A decade later, hate crimes against South Asians and Sikhs are on the rise.

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