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In the wake of Blake Lively's sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against co-star Justin Baldoni, more actresses are speaking up about their own similar experiences on set. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/DKVtIR9

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. (Image credit: Manu Brabo for NPR) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/sS8c1Ge

The couple married in 2014, but separated two years later. A lengthy legal battle ensued over custody of their children and the future of their once-shared Château Miraval. (Image credit: ‎) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/xXvwQAm

The northern lights could be visible Tuesday night and Wednesday night over the Northern Hemisphere due to a geomagnetic storm. (Image credit: Robert F. Bukaty) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Z8r02TI

The Nobel Peace Prize winner devoted himself to improving the health of people around the world, promoting democracy and resolving global conflicts. (Image credit: Choo Youn-Kong) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/fgGDCOE

An Argentine judge ordered pretrial detention for two of the charged for suppling Payne with drugs. Prosecutors had filed initial charges against three people in November but didn't reveal their names. (Image credit: Charles Sykes) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/7NrXbGZ

In the wake of Jimmy Carter's death, biographer Kai Bird, author of 'The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter' discusses the late president's successes and failures. (Image credit: Suzanne Vlamis) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/wCLiX1c

Jimmy Carter was a former one-term governor from Georgia, almost unknown nationally, when he broke through in Iowa and New Hampshire early in 1976 and rode that momentum all the way to Washington. (Image credit: Hulton Archive) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/soNvtZq

Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but he was perhaps more famous for the life he led after he left office. He was one of the biggest advocates for peace, democracy and human rights. (Image credit: John Amis) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/BGdtX0p

When Syria's dictatorship fell in early December, celebrations broke out around the world - including nearly 6,000 miles away, in Toledo, Ohio. That's where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade. In 2015, millions of Syrians fled the civil war in their country. al-Refai got a visa to come to the U.S. His parents and siblings, who fled to Jordan, did not. So, he moved on his own to Toledo, where built a new life for himself. He long dreamed of visiting his family and maybe, one day, returning to Syria. With the Syrian civil war now over, we talked to al-Refai about what comes next. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Email us at considerthis@npr.org . from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/LW78rG4

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he and colleagues "escaped death narrowly" when an Israeli airstrike targeted Yemen's main airport. (Image credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/NKjwxP0

Big Lots said Friday it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a firm that specializes in distressed companies. (Image credit: Toby Talbot) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/XYwdriT

People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation. (Image credit: Mike Derer) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/pBPQOR2

Another eight people remain unaccounted for. Several cars and trucks plunged into the Tocantins River after a section of the 1,748-foot-long bridge crumbled on Sunday. (Image credit: Marinho Drones) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gsPiur9

The Embraer 190 with 67 passengers and crew was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, when it crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people. (Image credit: Issa Tazhenbayev) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/nXYL0v5

Charges against the CEO of Telegram mark one of the few instances where the head of a major internet platform has been charged over alleged criminal failure to moderate what users do on its site. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/k2ehUJI

The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed over half of its cats in recent weeks. (Image credit: iStock) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/8zXhw6f

A round of Israeli airstrikes targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports. The head of the World Health Organization said the bombardment occurred as he prepared to board a flight. (Image credit: Osamah Abdulrahman) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/DgvLIye

The death of an Olympic snowboarding athlete is a reminder that even the most skilled and experienced athletes are not immune to the threat of avalanches, and that knowledge is key to staying safe. (Image credit: Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/sTgy0Dr

To get so close, the Parker Solar Probe had to withstand the sun's extreme heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it. (Image credit: Steve Gribben/AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/pNOBwei

The Mega Millions prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion, which could be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history. (Image credit: Scott Olson) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/kuUB3dQ

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urged "all people of all nations" to find courage "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions" plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia. (Image credit: Andrew Medichini) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/TSOC045

The Biden administration introduced new consumer tax credits for climate-friendly heat pumps. What does a Trump administration and GOP-led congress mean for that money? (Image credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/jraiW32

An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with 30 people likely dead and at least 28 survivors, according to Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry. (Image credit: AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/bdGtJP2

A recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, Richard Perry died at a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday. Perry was a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds. (Image credit: Lennox McLendon) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/FVt4MwD

One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the U.S. (Image credit: Fernando Vergara) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Qwf0mUy