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Artist rendering of NuScale Power's nuclear power plant design, which would use small modular reactors.

This Company Says The Future Of Nuclear Energy Is Smaller, Cheaper And Safer

An Oregon company plans a new kind of nuclear power plant that many consider the future of the industry. It's smaller and cheaper and could work well with renewable energy.

A burned-out property sits next to a home that's still standing near Paradise six months after the Camp Fire. The fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

More Than 1,000 Families Still Searching For Homes 6 Months After The Camp Fire

Six months ago, California's deadliest wildfire almost completely destroyed the town of Paradise. Survivors are still struggling to find places to live in a region with a chronic housing shortage.

Officer In New York Spots Mannequin Riding In Carpool Lane

A Long Island police officer saw a driver in the HOV lane, and noticed something off with the passenger. He saw a mannequin dressed in sunglasses, a hat and a sweatshirt sitting in the passenger seat.

Soccer Fans Are In Disbelief After Liverpool Beats Barcelona 4-0

Liverpool upset Barcelona to advance to the Champions League final. NPR's Noel King talks to Wright Thompson of ESPN The Magazine who says the soccer team "perfectly reflects" the city of Liverpool.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will begin keeping its excess uranium and heavy water, and he set a 60-day deadline for new terms to its nuclear deal before the country will resume higher uranium enrichment. Rouhani is seen here at a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iran Says It Will Resume Some Activities It Had Halted Under Nuclear Deal

President Hassan Rouhani announced that Tehran will start keeping larger amounts of enriched uranium and heavy water. Iran's economy has been damaged by the return of U.S. sanctions.

Colorado Authorities Probe School Shooting Not Far From Columbine

One student was killed and eight injured after a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch near Denver. It happened just miles away from the site of the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School.

Journalists Ervin Guth (left) and Ferenc Nimmerfroh work out of a small office in downtown Pecs, a city in southern Hungary. They and colleague Attila Babos started the independent news site Szabad Pecs (Free Pecs) after the local newspaper where they worked was purchased by a pro-government media company.

Outlets Strive For Independence In Hungary, Where Most Media Back The Government

A handful of news websites are struggling to change the narrative from the dominating, pro-government media conglomerate one analyst calls a "centralized propaganda machine."

20 Years Of Puppet Pageants: How Two NC Creatives Use Puppets For Social Change

Artists Jan Burger and Donovan Zimmerman met while working together on the Haw River Festival in Saxapahaw. Burger thought it would be fun to create a...

'Sonic South' invites audio producers to dig into the Southern Oral History Program archive to create short audio documentaries.

In Sickness And In Health: Voices From The Archives

The Southern Oral History Program is guided by the philosophy that “you don’t have to be famous for your life to be history.” Since 1973, it has...

Junk food is a culprit in obesity in cities and rural areas.

Study Shatters Preconceived Notions About Urban Vs. Rural Obesity

The conventional wisdom is that city life makes you fat and rural life keeps you trim. A new study looks at the numbers to see if that holds true.

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