The Latest National Move over, Pizza Rat. Idaho raises you acrobatic Roof Rats. Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat. Ryan Benk National Death row executions are up to 44 this year — the highest in over a decade Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade. Ayesha Rascoe Health A ban on feeding pigeons ruffles lots of feathers in Mumbai The pigeon population has exploded — a result of people feeding the birds. For some it's a holy duty and a way to connect to nature. Critics point to health risks tied to exposure to pigeon droppings. Omkar Khandekar Technology Do Waymo self-driving vehicles need way more driving ettiquete? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Bindley about Waymo self-driving vehicles and recent changes to how assertively they navigate traffic. Ayesha Rascoe Health Care Industry groups say Medicare Advantage offers better care at lower costs, but critics call the plan risky Today, Dec. 7, is the open enrollment deadline for millions of older adults who will decide between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. Critics warn of risks in the latter. Macy Byars National Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work. Ayesha Rascoe World UN official says war-torn Darfur, Sudan, is the 'epicenter of suffering' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher about his recent visit to Sudan. World From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. Jackie Northam Politics Benin's interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled Earlier, a group of soldiers had appeared on Benin 's state TV Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. The Associated Press World A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, the state's chief minister said Sunday. The Associated Press Prev 41 of 1653 Next Sponsored
National Move over, Pizza Rat. Idaho raises you acrobatic Roof Rats. Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat. Ryan Benk
National Death row executions are up to 44 this year — the highest in over a decade Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade. Ayesha Rascoe
Health A ban on feeding pigeons ruffles lots of feathers in Mumbai The pigeon population has exploded — a result of people feeding the birds. For some it's a holy duty and a way to connect to nature. Critics point to health risks tied to exposure to pigeon droppings. Omkar Khandekar
Technology Do Waymo self-driving vehicles need way more driving ettiquete? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Bindley about Waymo self-driving vehicles and recent changes to how assertively they navigate traffic. Ayesha Rascoe
Health Care Industry groups say Medicare Advantage offers better care at lower costs, but critics call the plan risky Today, Dec. 7, is the open enrollment deadline for millions of older adults who will decide between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. Critics warn of risks in the latter. Macy Byars
National Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work. Ayesha Rascoe
World UN official says war-torn Darfur, Sudan, is the 'epicenter of suffering' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher about his recent visit to Sudan.
World From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. Jackie Northam
Politics Benin's interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled Earlier, a group of soldiers had appeared on Benin 's state TV Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. The Associated Press
World A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, the state's chief minister said Sunday. The Associated Press
