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Cookies In Space, For Science

A delicious experiment is set to take place in space. Astronauts will bake cookies on the International Space Station as part of a long line of food innovations fueling space travel.

A deserted beach in Gorgona National Park, an island 21 miles off Colombia's Pacific coast.

Colombia's Former Prison Island Gorgona Is Open For Tourists — And Snakes

Nature has taken over this onetime penal colony turned national park, surrounded by waters popular with divers for their sharks, rays and whales. A resort manager calls it a "mini-Galápagos."

Sunday Puzzle: B's And L's

Listener Dustin Dickerson plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

A fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping on Sunday morning, killing at least 43 people. Relatives of the victims gathered outside a hospital mortuary in the city on Sunday.

43 Dead In 'Extremely Horrific' Fire At New Delhi Factory

Many of the victims were asleep in beds in the factory when the fire began. Streets in the area were so crowded that firetrucks couldn't reach the site, and had to shoot water from 100 yards away.

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on <em>Sesame Street</em>, died Sunday at age 85.

Caroll Spinney, Who Played Big Bird And Oscar On 'Sesame Street,' Dies At 85

The actor and puppeteer performed on the popular TV show from its very first episode in 1969 until his retirement last year.

USGS volunteer John Lasher helps dig volcanic ash out of the trench in this dig area southeast of Pasco.

In Southeastern Washington, Digging Into The Past To Find Fault Signs Of Future Shaking

Just off the highway near Washington’s Tri-Cities, 20 miles southeast of Pasco, Steve Angster steps into a giant trench. In it, the U.S. Geological...

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before Congress last year.

DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance

Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report enumerates multiple issues with the FISA application for former Trump aide Carter Page.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks with ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., at Monday's impeachment hearing.

In Impeachment Hearing, Democrats Argue Trump Actions Are 'Clear And Present Danger'

The House Judiciary had attorneys for both parties present on the findings of the inquiry as it works to draft articles of impeachment. Republicans called the impeachment process a partisan "show."

A 4% hike in metro fares sparked major protests in Santiago, Chile, that raised many issues of inequality, including long waits at public hospitals and overcrowded schools.

There's A New Kind Of Inequality. And It's Not About Income

A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.

Public Invited To Weigh in On Plan For Suzanne Arlie Park

People can take a look at how the City of Eugene plans to develop 515 acres of parkland southeast of the city. The Suzanne Arlie Park master plan will be…

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