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People visit the site of the Oso landslide on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Oso, Wash. The trauma that engulfed Oso, a rural community of a couple hundred residents, on March 22, 2014, was a national wake-up call about the dangers of landslides.

10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

Friday marks 10 years since the side of a mountain collapsed, and buried an entire neighborhood in rural Washington state, killing 43 people.

Trump's criminal trial, a first for a former president, has begun in New York

Jury selection is underway for Donald Trump's hush-money trial — the first time in U.S. history a former president is being tried on criminal charges. A decision could come by summer.

Nearly 100 million Americans are facing extreme cold this week

An outbreak of Arctic air brought harsh weather of all kinds from blizzards to snow and sleet. Forecasters say the extreme cold will continue into the week in the Midwest and the South.

House Managers Continue Their Case In Trump Impeachment Trial

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana about whether he will vote to convict ex-President Donald Trump on the single charge of "incitement of insurrection."

Max Brod (left), a recognized writer at the time, relentlessly promoted the writings of his friend, Franz Kafka, played here respectively by David Kross and Joel Basman in the Austrian-German series <em>Kafka</em>, now streaming in the U.S.

Franz Kafka's life wasn't so kafkaesque after all, TV miniseries shows

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with lead actor Joel Basman and director David Schalko about his German-Austrian miniseries Kafka on early 20th century author Franz Kafka, released in the U.S. from June 6.

President Biden stands on stage as Vice President Harris introduces him during a campaign rally Wednesday at Girard College in Philadelphia.

Biden’s problems with younger voters are glaring, poll finds

Younger voters have been a crucial voting bloc for Democrats, but President Biden is facing real challenges — and it's part of why his race with former President Donald Trump is so tight.

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