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A person consoles his relative who is unable to find his five year old son travelling on a ferry which caught fire on the Sugandha River. Bangladesh fire services say at least 37 passengers have been killed.

Ferry fire kills at least 39 in southern Bangladesh

A huge fire swept through a crowded river ferry in southern Bangladesh early Friday, leaving of dead and injured as passengers jumped off the vessel to swim to shore, officials said.

Popcorn so elegant, not only can you eat it, but you can package it as a gift

NPR's Steve Inskeep makes spicy caramel popcorn with Jack Bishop of the PBS show: America's Test Kitchen.

A woman wipes her eye as police officers investigate the scene where two people were struck by gunfire in a shooting at a Burlington store as part of a chain formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory.

LA police kill teenage girl while firing on a male suspect in clothing store shooting

Los Angeles police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl in a clothing store dressing room Thursday as officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet pierced a wall and struck the girl, authorities say.

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the very survival of millions of people who have already been driven to the edge by a pandemic that has devastated their economies.

COVID-19 spike worsens Africa's severe poverty, hunger woes

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the survival of millions. The United Nations says about 9 in 10 of the world's extremely poor live in Africa.

People walking at a shopping mall in Santa Anita, Cali. Majority of retailers and businesses across the country will close their doors early on Friday ahead of the Christmas holiday this year.

A complete guide to what is — and isn't — open this Christmas

Many major retailers and fast-food chains have announced they will be closed. A few, however, will stay open for customers.

Dan Gebhart surveys some of the haul of chanterelle mushrooms.

These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.

Overcrowding at a Pennsylvania hospital reaches a crisis level

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Dr. Essie Reed at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., about the strains of the COVID-19 surge on personnel and care.

The best movies and TV of 2021, picked by NPR critics

This past year was a tumultuous one for both the film and TV industries. With that in mind, here's our critics' guide to all the movies and television shows they loved this year.

Maryland neighborhood's holiday lights are a display of connection and love

Last year Matt Riggs hung lights from his home across the street to his neighbor's house. He reached out because she was feeling down, and it sparked a movement. The lights are back this holiday.

Grimsley High School teacher Sierra Hannipole checks in with a student at the Greensboro, N.C., school's learning hub. According to new federal data, 6 in 10 schools around the U.S., including Grimsley, have given extra training to teachers to support students socially and emotionally this school year.

Here's what schools are doing to try to address students' social-emotional needs

New federal numbers show the nation's schools are hiring and training staff and expanding previous curricula to address student mental health.

For queer Seoulites in 'Love in the Big City,' pride and shame intertwine

Sang Young Park's novel can be read as an anthropological approach to Seoulite queer lives in the 21st century: Its four linked stories capture the experience of being both visible and unacknowledged.

A pill to treat COVID patients gets the FDA's emergency authorization

Pfizer has received emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 pill, giving doctors a new tool for treating the virus. Who qualifies to take it and is it expected to work against the omicron variant?

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