How young people are risking their lives to find TikTok’s ‘secret’ beauty spots
Mountain rescuers rush to save a young couple stranded in a quarry after watching a TikTok video.
Missing pages from Ian Brady’s memoir ‘could hold new clues to Moors murders’
A manuscript by one of the Moors murderers could indicate where missing victim is buried, it is claimed.
Documents are discovered from the Moors Murders
Did murderer Ian Brady use a secret code to hide a school-boy victim’s body?
Felix Baumgartner’s historic skydive from the edge of space
The story of Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.
Starbucks ditches pickup-only stores as they ‘lack warmth’
The firm’s boss made the comments after it revealed that same-store sales had fallen for a sixth quarter in a row.
Bowen: UK move to recognise Palestinian state is a diplomatic crowbar to revive peace process
Such a move would be a major departure from UK foreign policy.
A new executive order tackles causes of homelessness. Why are some advocates worried?
President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a new executive order he signed last week. It calls for changes that would make it easier for states and cities to move people living on the street into treatment for mental illness or addiction, and in some cases, potentially force people into treatment. Consider This: The Trump administration says the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars on housing without addressing the root causes of homelessness. But critics worry this new executive order won’t solve those root causes, either. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org. (Image credit: Mario Tama)
Trump says his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein was over spa workers at Mar-a-Lago
Trump has said he kicked Epstein out of his club for hiring workers away from Mar-a-Lago. When asked Tuesday if the workers included young women, Trump responded, “the answer is yes, they were.” (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)
In a first, the Senate confirms a new CDC director
Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She’s also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)
The NTSB is set to hold a hearing on the DCA midair collision. Here’s what to know
The January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people, is the topic of a three-day investigative hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)