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Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype. Now she's in Glasgow, Scotland, to speak at the COP26 climate change conference.

A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect

Vinisha Umashankar came up with the idea of solar power instead of charcoal to heat street irons. "Iron-Max" was a finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize, and this week, she spoke at COP26.

Members of the Swedish group ABBA are seen on a display during a Voyage event at Grona Lund, Stockholm, on September 2. The band is delaying the release of a promotional video after two people died and one was injured at a tribute concert near Stockholm on Tuesday.

ABBA delayed promotion of their new show after 2 people died at a tribute concert

Two people died and one was injured at an ABBA tribute show near Stockholm on Tuesday. The pop group has postponed the release of a promotional video for their upcoming concert, citing the tragedy.

Scientists investigate a humpback whale by boat and by drone in the surface waters near the West Antarctic Peninsula.

The biggest whales can eat the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in one day

Scientists have gotten the best estimates yet of exactly how much baleen whales, the largest animals on the planet, can consume in one day. Their caloric intake is mind-boggling.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to the press during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday. In an interview with NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>, Yellen said she expects inflation will moderate by next year. She also called on the private sector to do more to fight climate change.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she's confident inflation will ease next year

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she expects inflation pressures to ease in the latter half of next year. Yellen spoke to NPR from Scotland, where she's attending climate meetings.

Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams."

Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

Gustavo Ajche delivers food for DoorDash in Lower Manhattan. Ajche, who has helped organized 3,000 other food delivery workers during the pandemic, was one of the activists who helped get legislation passed to improve working conditions and pay for the couriers, October 15, 2021.

Ordering food on an app is easy. Delivering it could mean injury and theft

Food delivery workers zip around New York City on e-bikes, risking accidents and theft, as they fulfill orders from various apps they call "ghost bosses."

The Gap Band's Ronnie Wilson (center) with brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson, circa 1980.

Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at 73

With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.

Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles, attends a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills in October. Garcetti recently tested positive for COVID-19 while attending the U.N. climate summit, COP26.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19 at the climate summit

His office said no members of Garcetti's staff tested positive and Garcetti is feeling well, isolating in his hotel room.

Former Arizona congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabby Giffords speaks during a demonstration with victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court as arguments begin in a major case on gun rights on November 3, 2021 in Washington, DC.

The NRA is being sued for allegedly breaking campaign finance law to back Republicans

The lawsuit from the gun-control nonprofit Giffords claims the NRA used shell companies to funnel millions "in unlawful, excessive, and unreported in-kind campaign contributions" to GOP candidates.

Flower Foods, the company that makes Tastykake products, recalled some cupcakes after learning some may contain tiny pieces of wire mesh.

Tastykake recalls cakes that could have tiny pieces of metal in them

Flower Foods, which makes Tastykakes, said one of its vendors reported an ingredient in some cupcakes may have been contaminated with bits of wire mesh. The company is recalling the products.

Suicides dropped by 3% in 2020, according to new CDC data, continuing a downward trend that began in 2019 after nearly two decades of increases.

Suicide rates fall again — but not for young adults and some people of color

Despite lockdowns, historic job losses and COVID-19, new figures from the CDC show that death by suicide dropped for a second straight year in 2020.

Climate activist Hilda Flavia Nakabuye speaks at the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen in 2019. She and a group of Ugandan activists are calling on high-income countries to commit to bigger and faster emission cuts ahead of COP26, the climate change summit taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, this week.

A climate change disaster led this shy 24-year-old from Uganda into activism

When Hilda Flavia Nakabuye was a girl, a severe storm flooded her family's farm. Now she realizes that climate change was a factor — and she's become an advocate for change.

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