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Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's killings at a day care center.

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid, directly altering its path through space. Scientists are still studying the space rock to learn more.

The songwriter and singer, who cemented his prominence with hits like "Say A Little Prayer" and "Walk on By," died Wednesday of natural causes.

Michelle Yeoh has been kicking ass on and off screen for decades, and is now sweeping the awards season for her starring role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

After outcry, Harvard restores fellowship for leading human rights advocate who criticized Israeli policies.

Under a cloudless sky, about 20,000 eclipse chasers watched a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness Thursday with an accompanying temperature drop.

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

Novelist Robert Stone may not have the name recognition of some of his buzzed-about contemporaries, but his works have won top honors in the writing world. Critic Rosecrans Baldwin thinks Stone's latest, Death of the Black-Haired Girl — full of characters whose evil-doings are "a pleasure to watch" — might give him a shot at mainstream acclaim.

A young Mexican woman denied an abortion after she was raped as a teenager will now receive compensation from the Mexican government. That news follows a study by Human Rights Watch asserting rape victims in Mexico are routinely denied access to safe abortions. James Hider reports from Mexico City about efforts to address abortion, a hot-button issue in the traditionally Catholic nation.

Apple unveiled new models of its iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch — most of which will be available in stores later this month.

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to songwriter Patterson Hood about his band's new album, which threads dark tales of our perilous times and tries to end on a note of optimism.

The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.