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Terms related to pop culture, technology and the pandemic — like "zaddy," "5G" and "asynchronous" — are also among the latest additions to the online dictionary.

Los Angeles County plans to ensure foster youth who get Social Security can use the money later, going against the common practice of child welfare agencies nationwide to use benefits to pay for care.

John Baptist Mukasa is one of the 4 million-plus people around the globe who have died because of this pandemic. His death is a reminder of the devastating toll of COVID-19.

The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast and driving new cases and hospitalizations. Here's what you need to know to keep yourself and your kids from getting sick.

A spokesperson confirmed to NPR that the night vision devices were reported missing on Monday and have "no immediate impact on unit readiness."

For more than 200 years, the census was overseen by white leaders. Holmes' 1998 stint as acting director blazed a trail for Biden's pick, who may become the count's first permanent director of color.

Mexican fishermen are illegally plundering tons of red snapper from the lower Texas Gulf Coast, raising the ire of the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas fishermen, marine biologists and the federal government.

NPR's team of journalists has arrived in Tokyo. Their journey shows the challenges of just getting to the largest event in sports in the middle of a global pandemic.

Heavy rain has fueled new floods in southeastern Germany and Austria, though not on the scale of last week's onslaught. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the scene "surreal" and "ghostly."

The pope offered blessings for people affected by flooding in Western Europe, rioting in South Africa and protests in Cuba.