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The average American will abandon their New Year's resolutions by the second Friday in January. Our panel of goal-driven individuals will explore the effectiveness of long-term goal planning and why some may be getting it wrong.
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State health officials acknowledged the spike in cases had been expected following holiday travel and family gatherings during the school break.
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The childhood vaccines that the CDC is dropping from the recommended scheduled have successfully beat back illness and death in children from rotavirus, hepatitis and other pathogens.
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Minnesota officials launch their own effort to collect evidence in the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent. The move comes after shootings involving federal agents in Minneapolis and Portland, Ore.
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AEP says the proposed decrease would drop bills by a little more than $1 a month for average customers. AEP is using money it already owes customers from two years ago when consumers overpaid deferred income taxes by $82 million.
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"Operation Buckeye" ran from Dec. 16 - Dec. 21. Meanwhile, hundreds at the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday night protested the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.
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U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020.
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The word 'diary' connotes secrets. Yet in Cleveland, an organization is gathering these intimate accounts to offer a glimpse into lived experiences and bygone eras.
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Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan.