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This week we met with Kinetic racer and lead guide of the Haunted Lab, Lucas Thornton, to learn more about the lab’s yearly transformation into a one of a kind, spooky experience. -
This week we met with filmmakers Malcolm and Ray DeSoto, to discuss their short horror film,“Behold and Hear.” -
Part II of a conversation about the worklife of a pastor. -
Kory Lamberts.Master SCUBA diver Kory Lamberts is changing the world within his reach. -
Today we’ll be hearing a great quality live recording of a local favorite, the California Poppies, captured live at the Minor Theatre in Arcata as a part of the “Holy Rainbow Live” show on Aug. 19, 2023. -
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images/AFPThe federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role for Social Security beneficiaries. -
Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty ImagesIn Brazil's coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields. -
Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPRSales of non-chocolate candy are growing faster than those of chocolate. With cocoa in shortage, manufacturers are changing pack sizes, adding fillers and dipping candy in "white creme." -
Tyrone Turner/WAMURoughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay. -
Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed? -
Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFSIn 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise. -
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre; John Phillips/Getty Images; Jan Sonnenmair/Getty ImagesFrom brazen jewel heists to internet meltdowns, this week brought travesties galore.
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It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. -
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. -
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile. -
In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be tolerated. -
Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature.
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Thomas Padilla/APFrom brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of the year's most profitable memes. -
Emma Da Silva/AP"Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat," a vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar, had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades. -
Dennis SchmelzThe dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it. -
Shawn Miller/Library of CongressFor a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, innovative music and American ingenuity. (And free concerts.) -
Nicky LloydPrescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could help people. The FDA now permits pharmaceutical ads. -
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic terrorism data than it does to clarify the current state of the problem.
