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This photo released by the Norwegian Police shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, moored at the quay in Måløy, Norway, on Wednesday, after it capsized earlier this week off Norway's coast.

An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway's coast

A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.

Hear here! Our list of the best podcasts by fourth graders

For the first time ever, NPR presents the fourth grade winners of the Student Podcast Challenge.

Nick Gelos, Fire Captain with CalFire at the Gabilan Conservation Camp, holds the fire line on Route 32 northeast of Chico along with an inmate hand crew in the early morning of July 26, 2024. The crew drove from Monterrey to assist with the Park Fire.

As massive Park Fire rages, crews fight to save rural communities near Chico

Nearly 2,500 firefighters battled California’s largest wildfire of the year in dangerous conditions on Friday as they tried to protect rural woodland communities north of Chico from the rapidly spreading blaze.

Senators hold a session in alternate headquarters due to protesters blocking access to their regular chambers, in Mexico City, on Sept. 5. The protesters were opposing major judicial reforms.

Mexico's Senate just approved changing the constitution. Here's what you need to know

The constitutional reform is controversial because it completely remakes Mexico's judiciary. One side says it will end corruption, the other that it will end judicial independence.

A demonstration in support of European Union integration, in Chișinău, Moldova, May 21, 2023.

Moldova accuses Russia of meddling ahead of its elections and EU referendum

Moldovans will vote for a new president and on a constitutional amendment regarding its path to the EU. Both votes will take place amid accusations of Russian meddling, vote buying and disinformation.

Cars drive east out of Naples, Fla., toward Miami on Tuesday as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Hurricane Milton is a dangerous Category 5 as it heads toward Florida's coast

Hurricane Milton has once again surged to Category 5 strength. Officials say residents should rush to finish preparing for the storm.

FILE - Water spills over the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, which runs along the Washington and Oregon state line, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

US government, for the 1st time, details how Northwest dams devastated the region’s Native tribes

The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.

Tanks and troops gather in northern Israel on Monday in preparation for a ground invasion.

Israel begins ground offensive in Lebanon

The Israeli military pressed its ground incursion into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the operations “limited incursions” that are targeting Hezbollah militants.

'Brotherless Night,' an ambitious novel about Sri Lankan civil war, wins $150K prize

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a relatively new literary award given to women and nonbinary authors. This year's winner is V.V. Ganeshananthan for her book Brotherless Night.

Hvaldimir pictured in Hammerfest, Norway, in 2019. He lived there for much of that year before traveling along Norway's coast and even surfacing in Sweden.

Beloved 'Russian spy whale' Hvaldimir is found dead under mysterious circumstances

A beloved beluga whale with a mysterious past was found dead in the waters of Norway over the weekend. Admirers are paying tribute as authorities investigate.

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