Ken Clouse and his wife Pam look at a still image taken from a game camera on their porch. The couple says in the last two years, they've regularly seen black bears in their neighborhood south of Alpine, Texas. Carlos Morales/NPR hide caption
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Arlene Wagner founded the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in 1995 with her late husband, George Wagner. It now holds the largest collection of nutcrackers in the U.S. She is pictured holding a figurine called The Nutcracker Lady, which was designed in her image by a German craft maker. Chona Kasinger for NPR hide caption
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during the Senate Appropriations full committee markup of commerce, justice, science, agriculture, rural development, FDA, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts and other bills on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 10. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Participants march during the Portland Krampuslauf on December 5, 2025. Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption
When Christmas is a little too bright ... look to Krampus
Alina Habba speak during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2025 in Oxon Hill, Md. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
FBI officers are seen here taking a knee as demonstrators marched in June 2020, in Washington, D.C., during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
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ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and ‘unlawful threats’
Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participates in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. David Becker/Getty Images hide caption
SCOTUS FTC Case, ACA Extension Vote, Zelensky In London
From left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz chat on the 10 Downing Street doorstep after a meeting in London on Monday. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
At issue is whether President Trump can fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whom Trump appointed in 2018, during his first term, to fill a Democratic seat on the Federal Trade Commission. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Supreme Court to hear case that could vastly expand presidential powers
Rafael Ithier of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico arrives at the Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards presentation in Las Vegas in 2015. Ithier has died at age 99. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
The Hubble Space Telescope drifts through space in a picture taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1997. A study finds reflections cast by satellites could ruin images taken by telescopes. NASA via/Getty Images hide caption
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday. Caylo Seals/Getty Images North America hide caption
Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Ariz. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
A Waymo autonomous Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in Tempe, Ariz., on the outskirts of Phoenix, on Sept. 15. The company is recalling software for its robotaxis after reports that some of them failed to stop for school buses. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A photo illustration shows the applicator of the Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 Plus glucose sensor on the arm of a patient on Thursday. Jill Delsaux/Getty Images hide caption
Staff Sgt. Jason Mitchell, a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard, attends a candlelight vigil for Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe outside the Berkeley County Sheriff's office on Wednesday in Martinsburg, W.Va. Wolfe was shot near the White House on Nov. 26 in what officials described as a targeted attack by an Afghan refugee who had previously worked with the U.S. military and CIA in Afghanistan. Michael A. McCoy for NPR hide caption
West Virginians question National Guard deployments after attack on 2 of their own
In this photo illustration, the logo of GPT-5.1 is displayed on a smartphone screen with an OpenAI logo in the background on November 13, 2025 in Beijing, China. OpenAI released GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, two updated versions of its flagship AI models now available in ChatGPT. VCG/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
To AI or not to AI? Do college students appreciate the question?
Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris (left) and National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox (right) were fired by President Trump early this year. A panel of judges at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals says the firings were lawful. Mike Scarcella/Reuters; FM Archive / Alamy Stock Photo hide caption
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) speaks alongside President Trump during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on December 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Hegseth Scrutiny, Jan 6th Pipe Bomb Suspect, Texas Redistricting Ruling
From left: A nun, a portrait, a beloved Canadian icon. Esme Nicholson for NPR; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Philippe Wojaze/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rush-hour traffic on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles in March 2022. After dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion levels reached a record high last year, researchers say. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption